Full Notification

Some area schools will be back in session soon. Be alert for kids, slow down in school zones, Obey stop arms.

The Starke County Emergency Management Agency would like to remind everyone that a new school year is underway and drivers need to be proactive in order to keep kids safe as they head back to school.

Here are some simple reminders for drivers:
• Reduce any distractions inside your car so you can concentrate on the road and your surroundings. Put down your cell phone and don’t talk or text while driving.

• Slow down and be especially alert in residential neighborhoods and school zones.
• Take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians and between vehicles.

• Enter and exit driveways and alleys slowly and carefully.

• Be aware of kids riding bicycles.

• Watch for children on and near the road in the morning and after school hours.

• Always stop for a school bus that has stopped to load or unload passengers. Yellow flashing lights indicate the bus is about to make a stop. Red flashing lights and an extended stop arm tell you the school bus is stopped to load and unload children.

• Traffic on an undivided highway must stop in both directions when
• Always stop for a school crossing guard in the roadway.