National School Bus Safety Week

National School Bus Safety Week runs Monday, October 20 through Friday October 24.

During the week, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, Findlay Police Department, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be increasing enforcement efforts on school bus violations such as passing a stopped school bus.

The enforcement serves as a reminder to drivers, students, and school bus drivers of the importance they all play in ensuring the safety of schoolchildren.

Findlay crime prevention officer Brian White says we all need to do our part to make sure schoolkids are safe around buses.

He says drivers are required to stop at least 10 feet in front of or behind a school bus when flashing lights and a stop arm are displayed and cannot resume driving until the school bus begins moving.

On a two-lane road all lanes of traffic must come to a stop for a school bus that’s loading or unloading students.

On a four-lane road, only vehicles going in the same direction as the school bus must stop.