Back to School Safety Tips from the North Brunswick Police Department
Tomorrow is the first day of school! Please drive safely and remember to allow extra time in the morning.
Here are some back to school traffic safety tips from the National Safety Council:
• It is illegal to pass a school bus that is stopped to load or unload children.
• The area 10 feet around a school bus is where children are in the most danger of being hit. Stop your car far enough from the bus to allow children the necessary space to safely enter and exit the bus.
• Never pass a school bus on the right. It is illegal and could have tragic consequences.
• In a school zone when a warning flasher or flashers are blinking, you must stop to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a marked crosswalk or at an intersection with no marked crosswalk.
• Children are the least predictable pedestrians and the most difficult to see. Take extra care to look out for children not only in school zones, but also in residential areas, playgrounds and parks.
For children walking to school:
• Always walk on the sidewalk if one is available.
• The safest place to cross is at a street corner or intersection.
• Before you step off the curb to cross the street, stop and look all ways to see if cars are coming.
• Don’t dart out in front of a parked car. The driver of the car coming down the street will not be able to see you.
Address/Location
Township of North Brunswick
710 Hermann Rd
North Brunswick Township, NJ 08902
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-247-0922