HELENA, Mont. – Helena drivers are being reminded to ‘slow down’ as kids head back for the first day of school. The Montana Highway Patrol says new safety laws are in effect this year which include a stop signal arm that can now extend 54 inches from the bus and a height of not less than 36 inches in case students need to cross the street at their stop. There will also be bright lights on buses. These new features come after a bill was passed in the last legislative session to improve student safety while on a bus.
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