{"id":91064,"date":"2017-08-02T22:54:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T03:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=91064"},"modified":"2017-08-02T22:54:35","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T03:54:35","slug":"drivers-use-caution-around-school-buses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2017\/08\/02\/drivers-use-caution-around-school-buses\/","title":{"rendered":"Drivers: Use caution around school buses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Summer break ends for thousands of Ohio children later this month when they head back to school. For many, their day starts and ends by riding on a school bus. School buses are required to be inspected twice every year to ensure the buses are safe to transport children to and from school, as well as to school-sanctioned events.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12143 size-full\" title=\"MGN Online graphic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/School-bus-safety-graphic-8-2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>From 2014 to 2016, a total of 4,160 drivers were convicted of failing to stop for a school bus that was loading or dropping off passengers. As the buses return to the roadways, the Patrol has a few reminders for motorists. Motorists are required to stop at least 10 feet in front of or behind a school bus when flashing lights and an extended arm are displayed. Drivers also must not resume driving until the school bus begins moving.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSafety on the roadway is a shared responsibility,\u201d said Lt. Timothy Grigsby, commander of the Van Wert Post. \u201cMotorists should always exercise caution while children are exiting and boarding a bus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Patrol reminds motorists to plan ahead and allow extra time for these school bus stops.<\/p>\n<p>For a complete statistical breakdown of school bus inspections, crashes and passing stopped school bus violations, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/statepatrol.ohio.gov\/doc\/School_Bus_Bulletin_2017.pdf\">http:\/\/statepatrol.ohio.gov\/doc\/School_Bus_Bulletin_2017.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted information Summer break ends for thousands of Ohio children later this month when they head back to school. For many, their day starts and ends by riding on a school bus. School buses are required to be inspected twice every year to ensure the buses are safe to transport children to and from school, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 22:13:34","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91064\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}