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Oregon Trucking Associations, Inc.
Oregon Truck Dispatch
SAFETY TIPS
Defensive
Driving
School Begins
By John Sallak
VERY SOON, THE SCHOOL YEAR
WILL BEGIN.
Students everywhere
(kindergarten, elementary, high school,
and college) will be on the move. Many
of them, when on foot, will be
concentrating on everything but the
traffic around them.
• Be particularly careful around school
buses. Understand the laws and
safety rules that are designed to
protect students. Obey the lights and
stop paddles.
• Always watch for students running
to catch a bus, and possibly darting
through traffic. Watch for them
again, as they leave the buses.
• If you are operating near high
schools and college campuses, the
students on foot are often trying to
find buildings or classrooms, and not
paying attention to traffic at
intersections.
• Parents dropping and picking up
children are a unique hazard. In
school areas, watch for the cars that
might be moving to or from the curb,
as the driver may be preoccupied
with activity inside the vehicle.