4. Death Zone  The majority of children injured or killed in pupil transportation are not injured or killed on the bus, but outside the bus.  Most are struck by motorists who fail to stop for the flashing red lights and extended stop signs.  The “Death Zone” is the area immediately in front of and around the bus.

5. The “Death Zone”

6. Alabama’s NEW School Bus Stop Law (Effective October 1, 2006)  “ The driver of a vehicle upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus which has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children on a highway, on a roadway, on school property, or upon a private road shall bring the vehicle to a complete stop before reaching the school bus…”

7. How do you know a bus is loading or unloading?

8. Diagrams of the Alabama School Bus Stop Law

12. Requirements to Legally Drive a Church or School Bus  You will not be able to drive a church bus or school bus with a standard “Class D” driver license.  To legally drive a passenger bus, you must pass the CDL test and have a “P” and “S” endorsement.