{"id":3368,"date":"2026-07-13T14:07:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/?p=3368"},"modified":"2026-07-31T14:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:40:02","slug":"august-is-back-to-school-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/news\/august-is-back-to-school-month\/","title":{"rendered":"August is Back to School Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Back to School Safety<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/School-Bus-Safety-Diagram.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/School-Bus-Safety-Diagram-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/School-Bus-Safety-Diagram-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/School-Bus-Safety-Diagram-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/School-Bus-Safety-Diagram-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/School-Bus-Safety-Diagram-1536x1148.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/School-Bus-Safety-Diagram.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Two Lanes (no median or barrier):\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vehicles traveling in both directions MUST stop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Multi-Lane Paved Across (center lane):\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vehicles traveling in both directions MUST stop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Divided Highway (unpaved space 5 ft or more \/ raised median \/ physical barrier):\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vehicles behind the bus MUST stop.\u00a0 Vehicles traveling in the opposite direction must proceed with caution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080; font-size: 21px;\"><strong>Key Tips for Drivers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Slow down in school zones; stop and yield to pedestrians crossing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Watch for crossing guards and crosswalks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Follow School Bus Laws; never pass a bus from behind when red lights are flashing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Avoid distractions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080; font-size: 21px;\"><strong>Tips for Parents and Pedestrians<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teach Safe Crossing Practice<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Preschoolers should hold an adult\u2019s hand<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cross at crosswalks, if possible, or corners<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Always look left \u2013 right \u2013 and left again \u2013 before stepping into the street<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Make eye contact with drivers and remain alert<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Carpool, when possible, to reduce number of cars at school drop-off<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ruby-and-Back-to-School.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ruby-and-Back-to-School-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ruby-and-Back-to-School-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ruby-and-Back-to-School-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ruby-and-Back-to-School-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ruby-and-Back-to-School.png 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back to School Safety Two Lanes (no median or barrier):\u00a0 Vehicles traveling in both directions MUST stop. Multi-Lane Paved Across (center lane):\u00a0 Vehicles traveling in both directions MUST stop. Divided Highway (unpaved space 5 ft or more \/ raised median \/ physical barrier):\u00a0 Vehicles behind the bus MUST stop.\u00a0 Vehicles traveling in the opposite direction&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3369,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_series":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3368"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3368"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3437,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3368\/revisions\/3437"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3368"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=3368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}