Ahead of the new school year, Maryland drivers are being asked to be careful and stop for school buses.

Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Howard County leaders stressed the importance of safety around school buses on Wednesday, while also sharing troubling data about the number of times drivers put students at risk last school year.

In Howard County, around 42,000 students get to and from school by bus.

Reckless driving around school buses

When you see a school bus with yellow lights flashing, it means you need to be prepared to stop.

When those lights switch to red, and you see the bus's stop signs and stopping arm extend -- that means you need to stop.

Chrissy Nizer, Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) administrator, said not enough drivers are following thes

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