[??] Check Your ATTITUDE

Monitor tire wear and tire pressures

Look and act like a professional

Listen to both sides of an argument

CONSISTENCY CONSISTENCY CONSISTENCY

Being SAFE is better than being SORRY

Help celebrate Birthdays by leading off singing the Happy Birthday song

YOUR SAFETY REQUIRES ALWAYS STAYING IN CONTROL

Keep a watch for leaking fluids under the School Bus

No personal items on the rear deck of a pusher type School Bus, because they can become projectiles

Learned from experience that parachutes function only when OPENED, just like our minds

Keep accurate mileage reports

Ignoring SAFETY can result in you & your passengers experiencing an extreme makeover

NO STANDING NO FIGHTING NO SWEARING NO EATING NO DRINKING On the BUS

Convey to students this famous quote by Jean Nidetch

"It's CHOICE Not Chance that determines Your DESTINY"

LIFE IS GOOD

In the event the gas pedal becomes stuck wide open, shift to neutral and begin to brake

GIVE THE KIDS A BRAKE WHEN SCHOOL'S OPEN

Remember Re-Certification every 4 years

Think outside the BOX

Fellow the SAFETY RULES

Remember your yearly physical exam

Volunteer to tutor students in need at your Elementary School (it is like learning all over again)

Keep the School Bus clean on the inside and on the outside

When you park the School Bus, make sure the air brake is applied

Always maintain order

Post the School District's rules regarding the privilege of riding a School Bus (see example - Page 67)

RULES on the SCHOOL BUS

1. BUS DRIVER MAY ASSIGN SEATS

2. BE COURTEOUS TO OTHERS

3. NO USE OF PROFANITY

4. DO NOT EAT OR DRINK ON THE BUS

5. VIOLENCE IS PROHIBITED

6. REMAIN IN YOUR SEATS UNTIL THE BUS FULLY COMES TO A STOP

7. NO SMOKING

8. KEEP YOUR HANDS & HEAD INSIDE THE BUS

9. DO NOT DESTROY PROPERTY

10. DO NOT DISTRACT THE DRIVER BY MISBEHAVING

SHIFT into SAFETY

PREOCCUPIED PUSHING NON-ATTENTIVE SAFETY LAZY

Make sure the roof of the School Bus is free from snow or ice, since the driver is the one responsible for snow/ice flying off

Neither can afford STUDENT SCHOOL DRIVE SAFETY to have a WEAKEST LINK

Don't let the fuel gauge go below half

Keep the windshield clean on the inside and outside as well and unobstructed

When a student suffers from a nose bleed or illness, have a nurse awaiting your arrival at the school

Have the current routes, stops & times posted in the bus with turn-by-turn instructions for substitute drivers to follow

Encourage students to dream BIG regarding their careers and future

EXPERIENCE magnifies COMPLACENCY regarding SAFETY!

Use your horn sparingly

Pre-Trip the School Bus before EVERY run

Post-Trip the School Bus after EVERY run and check for sleepyheads and forgotten articles and damage

COMMON SENSE is the Foundation of SAFETY

Sharing seats is a requirement

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