Bus safety tip

Sydney came home from school yesterday announcing she'd watched a video about bus safety.

 

She doesn't need to watch any videos. She has an overly cautious big brother who's got it all figured out. And he shares his wealth of knowledge with her whether she wants to hear it or not.

 

That was evident the first day of school as the bus came into view, heading down the street toward our driveway. Sydney excitedly dashed from the house. But before she was even half way across the yard, AJ caught up to her, stuck out his arm like a crossing guard to block her and shouted, "Sydney, wait! You have to stand behind the crack!"

 

That's right. AJ has been using a crack in our driveway's asphalt as his mark of wear to safely stand until the bus comes to a complete stop and opens its door.

I guess it's a good thing we didn't reseal our driveway this summer.

I don't know how long AJ has been using this jagged line as his guide. I remember wondering last spring why he was standing so far back on our driveway. Now I know, and as long as the bus driver doesn't mind the extra 15+ seconds it takes them to walk halfway down the driveway, I'm not going to say anything.

And clearly the visual cue has stuck with his younger sister. For the last two mornings, Sydney has eagerly headed out the door before AJ, announcing, "I'll meet you at the crack!"