School is Back in Session, Buckle Up and Slow Down! 

Section 3345 of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code outlines a drivers responsibilities upon meeting a school bus:
 
§ 3345. Meeting or overtaking school bus.
(a) Duty of approaching driver when red signals are flashing.--Except as provided in subsection (g), the driver of a vehicle meeting or overtaking any school bus stopped on a highway or trafficway shall stop at least ten feet before reaching the school bus when the red signal lights on the school bus are flashing and the side stop signal arms are activated under section 4552(b.1) (relating to general requirements for school buses). The driver shall not proceed until the flashing red signal lights are no longer actuated. In no event shall a driver of a vehicle resume motion of the vehicle until the school children who may have alighted from the school bus have reached a place of safety. The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection at which a school bus is stopped shall stop his vehicle at that intersection until the flashing red signal lights are no longer actuated.

PLEASE NOTE: Route 19 is considered a highway which means that all traffic traveling in both directions must stop when a school bus's red lights are activated.   

Cranberry Township Police Officers will be taking a proactive approach to enforcing this law and safeguarding our children. Please use caution and common sense when approaching a school bus or school zones.  Better safe than sorry!