Please Remember

Please Remember

It’

s the LAW ! ! !

Drivers:

Students:

Drivers and Students:

Please Remember

Februar

y 2005

Februar

y 2005

Please Remember

ALL S

chool Bus D

riv

ers

and

Studen

ts

must w

ear

their a

vailable belts

I! ! !

Driv

ers – y

our saf

ety is critic

al t

o the studen

ts’

saf

ety!

Wearing y

our lap/shoulder belt is nec

essar

y t

o k

eep y

ou saf

e so tha

t

you sta

y in y

our sea

t during a sudden maneuv

er and c

an assist the

studen

ts in the e

vent of a crash.

i:

According

to Rule

6A-3.0171(2)(

e)3.w

.,

Florida

Administra

tiv

e Code,

each

school

bus

driv

er

is

requir

ed

“

To

wear

a

sea

t

belt

at

all

times

when

the

bus

is

in

opera

tion

the

bus

is

in

opera

tion

.” Seat

belts

must

be

worn

properly

,

with

minimal

slack

in

either

por

tion

of

the

belt

.

The

lap

belt

por

tion

of

the

belt

shall

be

worn

lo

w acr

oss

the

pelvic

area

and

the

shoulder

belt

shall

rest

in

fr

ont bet

ween the shoulder and the neck and acr

oss the chest

.

:

When

studen

ts

are

transpor

ted

in

school

buses

equipped

with

lap

belts

,

the

y

are

requir

ed

to

use

them.

According

to

Section

1006.22,

Florida

Sta

tut

es,

“when

studen

ts

are

transpor

ted

in

motor

vehicles

,

the

occupan

t

crash

protection

syst

em provided

by

the

vehicle

manufac

tur

er

must

be

used unless the studen

t’

s ph

ysic

al c

ondition pr

ohibits such use

.”

i:

Each

passenger

on

a

school

bus

tha

t

is

equipped

with

saf

ety

belts

or

restrain

t

syst

em

shall

wear

a

properly

adjust

ed

and

fast

ened

saf

ety

belt

at all times while the bus is in opera

tion.

[S

ection 316.6145, F

lorida Sta

tut

es]

Florida D

epar

tment of E

ducation

John L.

Winn, C

ommissioner

February 2005

t’s the LAW

Drvers

Students

Drvers and Students