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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 9 ACTON Please Drive Carefully. Eye Exams Available On Site Please Drive Carefully 4 Mill Street East, Acton, ON L7J 1G9 Telephone : 519-853-5133 Family Dining & Pizzeria Licensed Under L.L.B.O. 13-15 Mill Street, East 519-853-0300 Serving the Best to Acton Since 1978 Please drive with care. Schools back. Children will be travelling on buses, walking to and from school. ?? ?????????????????? ??????????????????????? ??????????????????????? ????????????????? ?????????????????????? ??????????? ???????????????????????????? Bruce Jones Chair of the Board Wayne Joudrie Director of Education Alice Anne LeMay Chair of the Board Michael W. Pautler Director of Education School is back on September 8th. Please Drive Safely! Knights of Columbus We love our children Please Drive Safely! Be watchful. School is starting and there are buses and children to watch for. PETER TENSUDA, LL.B. Barrister Solicitor Notary Tel: (519) 853-3000 Fax: 1-866-768-6890 Email: petertensuda@cogeco.ca 25 Main St. North, Acton, Ontario L7J 1V9 ?????? ????????????????? ???? ?????????????????????? ????? ??????????????? This important safety message is brought to you by concerned area businesses Schools back on Tuesday - Drive Safely Local merchants support your local schools! Find everything you need for Back to School right here in Halton Hills! per flashing red lights so there is not the usual warn- ing. Changing lanes early for bicycles (they should be treated as another vehicle by giving them ample space). Be vigilant, many kids ride skateboards, scooters or roller blades on the road so be prepared for a possible fall by providing extra space. Leaving plenty of time to get to your destination running late can cause aggressive driving behav- iours. Avoiding driver distrac- tions such as cell phones, eating or drinking, and per- sonal grooming which take focus off the road. Continued from Page 9 Defensive driving... Remember to stop for school buses School starts on Tuesday, Sept 8 and school buses are picking up and dropping off students. Police are reminding driv- ers, they must stop for school buses when signal lights are fl ashing. Every year, police receive numerous reports of school buses being unlawfully over- taken by motorists, says an OPP media relations offi cer. When a school bus is stopped, drivers are obliged to follow these rules: 175 (11) Every driver or street car operator, when meeting on a highway, other than a highway with a medi- an strip, a stopped school bus that has its overhead red signal-lights flashing, shall stop before reaching the bus and shall not proceed until the bus moves or the over- head red signal-lights have stopped fl ashing. 175 (12) Every driver or street car operator on a high- way, when approaching from the rear a stopped school bus that has its overhead red sig- nal-lights fl ashing, shall stop at least twenty metres before reaching the bus and shall not proceed until the bus moves or the overhead red signal- lights have stopped fl ashing. Some drivers are confused about when they must stop. Overhead school bus lights are activated when the driver is about to stop. This warns drivers of the impending stop and gives them an opportun- ity to stop safely, much like the role of an amber traffic signal. Drivers break the law when they pass a stopped school bus with overhead lights activated. The most common rea- sons for passing stopped buses seems to be inatten- tion, excessive speed and ignorance of the law with respect to multiple lane situ- ations, says spokesman for the OPP. Whenever a school bus is passed, children are placed in harms way so drivers can ex- pect to be charged regardless of their excuse. Likewise, if their actions resulted in the death of a child, an excuse would probably do little to clear their conscience, po- lice say. SHE THINKS SAFETY: Emily Magoolagan is ready for her fi rst day of school next week. Emily was one of hundreds of students in Halton who attended the First Rider Program with local bus companies showing new riders how to safely ride their school bus. Taking Emily for her fi rst ride was Tyler Transport bus driver Kim Contini. - Submitted photo