The More You Know from New Canaan Police
Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 29 is the the first day of school for New Canaan Public School kids (view the District calendar here.)
Please read this important information regarding school buses from New Canaan Police.
* Do not pass a school bus that is stopped to load or unload children. Traffic in both directions on undivided highways must stop when students are entering or exiting a school bus (the red flashing lights and extended stop sign arms are your cue to stop).
* On a divided roadway, all traffic behind the school bus must stop.
* The area 10 feet around a school bus is where children are in the most danger of being hit.
* Children walking to and from their bus are usually very comfortable with their surroundings and more likely to take risks, ignore hazards, or fail to look both ways when crossing the street.
* Any person who violates this law faces a $475 fine for the first offense.
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