School is in session and fall is coming.
Air Force safety officials want drivers to know the laws and be on the lookout for children and pedestrians.
Chris Smith, a ground safety technician from the 460th Space Wing Safety Office here, said the best things drivers can do to be safe is to drive defensively and put away or ignore their distractions.
“Always look and scan and anticipate what might happen. So, if you see a school bus – where there’s a school bus, there’s probably going to be kids. If you’re in a residential area with houses, there’s going to be kids and, especially around those times of day, that could be darting in and out of traffic,” he said. “So drive defensively, scanning and looking ahead of you to see what’s out there and how you could avoid something if it happens, and think about what you can do.
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