We think we know the “rules” – but do we really?

 

WHO:

Maryland Transportation Secretary Beverley K. Swaim-Staley
Hilltop Elementary Principal Louise E. DeJesu
Anne Arundel County Police Lieutenant Doyle Batten
School Bus Driver
Maryland State Police Officer
Hilltop Elementary students – Mrs. Smith’s 3rd grade class

 

WHAT:

“One-stop” opportunity for media interviews on back-to-school safety

 

What must a driver do when encountering a school bus stopped on the road? What is a driver required to do when approaching a crosswalk?  What happens to traffic fines in a Maryland school zone?  Most motorists think they know the answers – but do they really know the “rules of the road” when it comes to back to school safety?

 

Transportation Secretary Beverley K. Swaim-Staley, with the help of students at Hilltop Elementary School near BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, will provide a “refresher course” for motorists, parents and students by highlighting the “rules of the road” that are designed to keep Maryland’s children safe.

 

Attended by school children, faculty, local and state law enforcement and safety advocates, speakers will highlight safety tips on everything from driving near buses and crosswalks to speeding fines and pedestrian and bicyclist safety.

PHOTO OP:

School Bus and driver; dozens of children in front of school – Anne Arundel County schools started classes Aug. 23 so the hectic first days are over and the children will help carry the safety message to the public.

WHEN:   

MONDAY, August 30, 11:30 a.m.

  
WHERE:  

Hilltop Elementary School 415 Melrose Ave. in Ferndale, MD, minutes from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport DIRECTIONS:  From I-695, take MD 648 (Baltimore Annapolis Blvd.) exit 5 toward Ferndale (south); travel 1.5 miles and then left onto Ferndale Ave.; travel .2 miles and then left onto Glenmont; then a right onto Chalmers Ave.; then turn left onto Melrose Ave.  School is about a block away.​