BCSO said it wants drivers to help make roads safe for students all year long<\/p>\n
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s back-to-school season, which means many San Antonio families are getting back into a regular driving routine.<\/p>\n The Bexar County Sheriff\u2019s Office asked drivers to be alert for pedestrians and bicyclists as they pull out of the driveway this week.<\/p>\n Officials stressed being deliberate about watching both sides of crosswalks for children and reminded drivers must stop for school buses that have stopped and are displaying flashing red lights and\/or have a stop sign extended.<\/p>\n BCSO said other important safety reminders include: <\/p>\n Obey posted school zone speed limits<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Avoid distractions while driving such as using cell phones<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Give yourself extra time for increased traffic congestion and construction<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Practice patience<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n These safety tips can help keep children safe, not just the first day of school, but all year long.<\/p>\n Head <\/b>back to school<\/b><\/a> with GMSA! <\/b>Watch weekdays 5-7 a.m. on KSAT 12 and KSAT Plus, and read more of our coverage below:<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 by KSAT – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n About the Authors<\/p>\n Pachatta Pope joined KSAT as a news producer in 2021. She is a San Antonio native and a graduate of UTSA.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Emilio Sanchez is a KSAT News Photographer from Denver. Sanchez has always had a passion for photography, cherishing the ability to capture moments that can be remembered forever. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BCSO said it wants drivers to help make roads safe for students all year long BEXAR COUNTY, Texas…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":992288,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,13915,24545,407,7202,7203,358,314,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-992287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-america","tag-back-to-school","tag-bcso","tag-education","tag-san-antonio","tag-sanantonio","tag-texas","tag-traffic","tag-tx","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117069215774655026","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/992287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=992287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/992287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/992288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=992287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=992287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=992287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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