The yellow school bus gets millions of kids to and from school safely and reliably each day.

Send us your stories about the unsung heroes who keep your kids safe and out of harm’s way. Or read what others have sent.

Facts to learn and share

The National Academy of Sciences, the U.S. Department of Transportation and other authorities agree that school buses are the safest form of transportation for getting children to and from school.

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Safety tips for students
  • Be alert to traffic. Check both ways for cars before stepping off the bus.
  • Make eye contact with the bus driver, and wait for the bus driver’s signal before crossing the street.

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Teachers and administrators can download toolkit items to help share school bus safety tips with students and parents, incorporate interactive valentines and thank-you letters into lesson plans, and reward drivers with certificates of appreciation, name tags and
t-shirts.


Read Stories from the Road

Safety Superhero
It was anything but a routine drive for Winkle Bus Service Driver Janette Murray. On Nov. 16, 2004, while bringing 42 students home from Mathewson School in Milford, Conn., Ms. Murray smelled smoke in the bus and felt heat building up on the floor...(read more)

True Professional
I have a wonderful story about my child's school bus driver, Phyllis. Phyllis has now retired and has moved to Arizona. She is my inspiration and why I am now behind the wheel of a school bus...(read more)