With the new school year around the corner, there are several safety tips to keep in mind as students return to the classroom.
Iowa State Patrol Trooper Jared Arbegast covers District 9 in Iowa, which includes Franklin, Butler, Hardin and Grundy counties in the broadcast area, and he tells RadioOnTheGo News drivers need to be extra cautious when approaching a school bus.
“So when the stop arm is out, you cannot go past the bus. And if you remember a few, well, it’s been almost 10 years ago now, Kadyn’s law came into effect. And it is a 30-day suspension for the first offense for driving past that. Also, it could be jail time if it deemed serious enough. So that’s something we’ve been really trying to enforce over the last few years to make a difference in that. Because there’s still people that are running stop signs. ‘And why are we doing that?’ Look who’s on that bus. It’s the most important people in the world. It’s our children.”…