With Schools Reopening, East Brunswick PD Urges Caution Around Buses

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — With summer officially over, children across East Brunswick will be heading back to classrooms for the new academic year.

The East Brunswick Police Department is urging motorists to pay attention when driving near school zones and when school buses are typically on routes.

“Students of all ages are unpredictable. Therefore, prepare for the unexpected and maintain a safe distance from school buses at all times,” police said.

The East Brunswick Police Department is reminding motorists:

• On a two-lane highway, or other road not divided by some type of physical barrier, stop at least 25 feet from a stopped school bus with flashing red lights whether or not you are traveling in the same direction as the bus.
• Stop at least 25 feet from a stopped school bus with flashing red lights if you are on a divided highway and on the same side of the highway as the school bus.
• Remain stopped until all students are safely on the bus or on the side of the highway, and until the bus's flashing red lights have been turned off.
• Vehicles approaching a stopped school bus - but from the opposite side of a divided highway - that is picking up or letting off students may pass at 10 mph or less and must remain at that speed until completely past the stopped school bus.
• Travel no faster than 10 mph by a stopped school bus that is picking up or letting off students directly at a school (or day camp or any school-related activity) located on the same side of the highway where the school bus is stopped.

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