Back-To-School Safety

The Connecticut State Police would like to remind all parents and guardians to discuss safety issues with their children. Parents should remind children about traffic, pedestrian, and personal safety related topics.

Connecticut drivers are also reminded to be aware of back-to-school pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Operators are urged to use extra caution as they travel on Connecticut’s roadways and be alert to children who may be hurrying to and from school.

It is mandatory that a vehicle must stop for school buses that have flashing red warning lights, whether they are approaching or following the school bus. This is mandatory on all undivided highways. Failure to obey this law puts children at great risk and carries a penalty for motorists, with fines starting at $450 for the first offense.

More often then not, children who are injured in accidents involving school buses receive their injuries as they are entering or exiting the bus.