Caution Urged For Drivers As Children Return To School This Week

School buses will be back on Alberta roads, which means drivers need to be extra careful in school zones and around buses. Drivers must respect the flashing lights on a school bus, which create a safety zone around the bus and are often children’s only defence when they get on or off the bus. This means you must stop whether you are approaching an oncoming bus or following one and proceed only when the red lights on the bus have stopped flashing. Also, be on the lookout for children crossing the road. The speed limit for both urban and rural school zones is 30 kilometres an hour, unless otherwise posted. The penalty for failing to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights is five hundred and sixty-seven dollars and six demerit points.