Do you know how your high school child drives? I am a concerned Stafford County school-bus driver, and I witness poor defensive driving skills every day.
I travel U.S. 17 to Poplar Road, Kellogg Mill Road, and Ramoth Church Road to deliver my Colonial Forge High School students to school.
Every day, I witness high school drivers racing by me on U.S. 17 to beat me to the Poplar Road traffic light so they won't get stuck behind me.
Every day, I witness high school drivers getting stuck behind other buses, and they get very impatient. They swerve into the oncoming lane to see if they can get around our school buses, which are going the legal posted speed limit. Some
Every day, those who decide they are going to stay behind the bus follow so closely it looks like they are in tow with the bus in front of them. These student drivers have no regard for safety for themselves, the busload of students in front of them, or the vehicles behind them.
Parents, please talk to your children who have a driver's license and use these roads to get to school--or one day their lack of patience will result in an accident.
This also goes for the parents who allow their children to ride with friends to school. Be aware of what goes on behind the wheel of the car your child is riding in.
Kendra Triplett Stafford