Whether your child attends a school in San Marcos or a nearby area in San Diego County, you may already be aware of various safety risks that often impact kids who ride or are waiting for school buses, as well as those who are regular pedestrians in areas where school buses drive. While school-age pedestrians are at greater risk of injury around school bus pick-up areas and in school zones than other pedestrians, it is also important to know about specific risks associated with the area immediately around a school bus itself. Researchers often point to the hazards children face while waiting for a school bus, but there is also something known as a “danger zone” around the school bus where collisions are most likely to occur.
What do you need to know about the danger zone? And what should you do if your child is injured in a school bus accident?
The School Bus “Danger Zone”