Back to School Car Safety Tips

Sep 28, 2016

Nearly 17,000 students from kindergarten to high school are back in school at the Waukegan, IL school district. More than 21 schools are spread across this large, urban district, enticing kids to after-school programs, football games, fundraisers, fine arts and music programs, and a variety of other events. Like the school district’s motto of putting kids first, Classic Toyota, a leading Toyota dealership in Waukegan, IL, wants to help drivers stay safe in and around school zones.

School buses: It’s best to be extra cautious and drive slowly near or around Waukegan’s school bus fleet. When the red lights start to flash, remember to stop on both sides of the road and do not move until the lights have stopped flashing.

Stop: Learn to make a complete stop in your Toyota vehicles and drive within the school zone speed limits of 15 to 25 mph in and around Waukegan. Children are inclined to be unpredictable as they walk to and from school. As a driver, it’s your duty to stop for them. Toyota Safety Sense offers a pedestrian detection function to alert drivers to students in front of their Toyota vehicle.

Be alert: With 17,000 students in the Waukegan school district, drivers need to be especially vigilant at all times of the day. Use your rearview camera on the 2016 Toyota Camry to check for students as you back out of your driveway or leave your parking garage as well as your blind-spot monitoring and front and rear parking sensors.

Inspect your vehicle: Now is a good time to have your Toyota vehicle inspected to ensure that your lights, brakes, tires, and other car parts are working properly. Classic Toyota has an easy online system to set up a quick vehicle inspection.

Come in and visit this Illinois dealership to see why the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety chose 12 Toyota vehicles as its “Top Safety Picks” in 2015. Classic Toyota wants this year to be the safest on record in the Waukegan, IL community.