Iowa motorists will need to be especially careful this afternoon as tens of thousands of youngsters will be making their way home from their first day of school.
Brian Ortner, at AAA-Iowa, says being safe is as easy as ABC:
“You’ve got to, A), Avoid the distractions. Stay focused on the road, don’t text, don’t eat, don’t multitask while you’re driving, especially in the school drop-off lines,” Ortner says, “B), Break for safety, slow down, stay alert, especially in those school zones, and be ready to stop in a moment’s notice. And C), Check for pedestrians and bicyclists because not everybody’s getting dropped off at school. They may be riding the bus so there’ll be walkers, there’ll be riders.”…