On your first point, I was one of the lucky kids where the bus had to pass back by on the way out of our neighborhood. We always had 5-10 kids or some years even more who used our stop since we lived on a very long dead end street. The bus driver was always ready to stop on the way back since it was a regular occurrence for someone to have been late for the “official” stop and would get picked up then. Everyone knew if you missed the bus that was the stop to go to since that was one of 3 stops that stopped at a street instead of a house and the only one to get passed twice
Good points. I like the headlamp idea, for all kids, but especially for rural stops at the side of dark roads in the winter. Another point you mention is that the driver’s job isn’t to clean up after the kids. Absolutely. My parents didn’t realize we had to do this-they thought the bus company hired people for that. (I wish!). But don’t forget the issue of dealing with a potential choking situation or allergic reaction of a nearby student. It may be unlikely, so harping on that might sound overblown, but those situations could be life-threatening so it needs to be said. Thanks for bringing these points up. 😊
@@Snookscat With the time change tonight, morning lighting conditions will improve next week for pick up. Please check out my video about Daylight Savings Time and how SBD’s don’t like the Fall Back time change. It will gradually get darker and darker in the morning as we approach Christmas holiday break. One new tip is rather than a flash light on dark mornings, the older kids that have cellphones are using the glowing phone screens or the phone flashlight app to help the SBD see the students as the bus approaches especially at rural bus stops.
Thanks for helping the kids get to school safe!
On your first point, I was one of the lucky kids where the bus had to pass back by on the way out of our neighborhood. We always had 5-10 kids or some years even more who used our stop since we lived on a very long dead end street. The bus driver was always ready to stop on the way back since it was a regular occurrence for someone to have been late for the “official” stop and would get picked up then. Everyone knew if you missed the bus that was the stop to go to since that was one of 3 stops that stopped at a street instead of a house and the only one to get passed twice
Good points. I like the headlamp idea, for all kids, but especially for rural stops at the side of dark roads in the winter. Another point you mention is that the driver’s job isn’t to clean up after the kids. Absolutely. My parents didn’t realize we had to do this-they thought the bus company hired people for that. (I wish!). But don’t forget the issue of dealing with a potential choking situation or allergic reaction of a nearby student. It may be unlikely, so harping on that might sound overblown, but those situations could be life-threatening so it needs to be said. Thanks for bringing these points up. 😊
@@Snookscat With the time change tonight, morning lighting conditions will improve next week for pick up. Please check out my video about Daylight Savings Time and how SBD’s don’t like the Fall Back time change. It will gradually get darker and darker in the morning as we approach Christmas holiday break. One new tip is rather than a flash light on dark mornings, the older kids that have cellphones are using the glowing phone screens or the phone flashlight app to help the SBD see the students as the bus approaches especially at rural bus stops.