Police are urging drivers to slow down and families to review bus safety rules as Clarksville-Montgomery County students return to classrooms, reported Fox 17.
According to the news report, the Clarksville Police Department said many children will walk, bicycle, or ride school buses to school. Motorists should avoid distractions, watch for children crossing streets and obey school-zone speed limits, flashing lights and directions from crossing guards and officers.
Tennessee law reportedly requires drivers to stop when a school bus displays flashing red lights and extends its stop arm. On roads without a physical median, traffic in both directions must stop, including on multilane roads such as Tiny Town Road…