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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1980
Page
9
The duties of the school bus patrol include preventing contact with the emergency door, aiding the driver to open it if needed, and ensuring students keep hands arms and heads inside the bus. The patrol shows caution at railroad crossings crossing is signaled by the patrol after confirming safety, then the bus stops to pick up the patrol on the far side.
The safety patrol idea began in Newark in 1917 with a Junior Police Patrol to aid kids crossing streets. Detroit followed, and Charles B. Hayes of Chicago spread the program nationwide with AAA backing. Today AAA guides over one million patrol youths with safety materials.
White and bright orange Sam Browne belts are worn by safety patrols. Named for Gen. Sam Browne, the British hero who lost an arm in a mid 19th century battle. He designed the belt to help carry his sword.
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