13 Simple Safety Tips for Yakima Valley Kids and Drivers

With kids heading back to school all across the Yakima Valley, little ones will be hitting the sidewalks, crossing the streets, and getting ready for a new year of adventures in learning. Let’s help get them there safely, with 13 simple back to school tips for drivers, parents AND students (of any age), we have the tips below.

My Young & Dumb School Bus Near Accident

I’m sharing this story for the first time, so that parents can remind kids of the importance of keeping track of their belongings, and not to be dumb when and if they forget something on the school bus!

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I was in 3rd grade, and I was coming home on a school bus, which luckily had the stop right in front of my house in Naches. On the bus ride home, I had taken off my jacket (that I loved), and when the bus stopped, I grabbed my bag and exited the bus. I got halfway across the other lane when I remembered my jacket, and went RUNNING back towards the bus.

People Watching Out For Me

Luckily, the school bus driver named Greg (and looked a little like “Weird Al”) is an amazing man, and was watchful, had kept the warning lights on and opened the door right when I came back on to grab my jacket.

My mom saw the whole scene, and I got a long lecture about how dangerous it was. The next day at school, the principal also had a talk with me (not nearly has harsh as my mom’s), and when I exited the bus later that afternoon, Greg asked if I had gotten everything as I was leaving. He knew.

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A life lesson and safety tip that I learned (luckily) the easy way: I think back on how it could have been so much worse. Here are some other safety tips to teach and remember for yourself.

love to learn pencil signage on wall near walking man

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