GG&C Bus Company Meadville

09/01/2026

We’re looking forward to seeing all of our kiddos tomorrow! 🚌💛 We’ve missed you and can’t wait to get another great school year rolling!

09/01/2026

As students head back to school, let’s make safety, kindness, and community connection a priority. Wishing families and students a warm, positive start to the month ahead! 🍂🚌

08/31/2026

🚌 **SCHOOL BUSES ARE BACK — STAY ALERT & KEEP STUDENTS SAFE!** 🛑

As students head back to school, our roads are once again filled with school buses carrying some very important passengers. 💛

**Distracted driving can wait. Our students’ safety can’t.**

📵 Put the phone down
👀 Keep your eyes on the road
🚌 Give school buses plenty of space
🛑 Never pass a school bus with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended
🚸 Watch carefully for students at bus stops and crossing the street
⏰ Slow down and allow yourself extra travel time during morning and afternoon bus routes

A text, notification, or phone call is never worth putting a child’s life at risk.

Our school bus drivers work hard every day to get students to school and back home safely. **We need everyone on the road to do their part, too.**

💛 **See the bus. See the lights. See the students. STOP and STAY ALERT.**

Together, we can make this back-to-school season a safe one for every student, every driver, and every community.

08/30/2026

08/30/2026

🚌 SCHOOL BUS SAFETY SERIES
🚗 Motorist Tip #3: NEVER Pass a Loading or Unloading School Bus

You aren’t just passing a bus.
You’re passing CHILDREN.

When a school bus is stopped with its red lights flashing and stop arm extended, children may be getting on, getting off, or crossing the roadway.

And sometimes, you may not be able to see them.

Please NEVER:

🚫 Pass a stopped school bus on the left.
🚫 Try to squeeze around the bus on the right.
🚫 Creep forward because you think the children are finished crossing.
🚫 Start moving while the red lights are still flashing.
🚫 Pull up so close to the bus that the driver can no longer clearly see your vehicle.

Give the bus—and our children—SPACE.

When our red lights are on, our driver has a lot happening at once.

👀 We are watching mirrors.
🧒 We are counting children.
🚸 We are watching students who need to cross.
🚗 We are checking traffic in every direction.
✋ We may be signaling a child to STOP because we see a danger they don’t.

Please don’t become another danger the driver has to watch.

If you stop too close to the bus, creep forward, or begin moving before the red lights are turned off, you pull the driver’s attention away from the children.

And please remember this: A child can disappear from your view in an instant.

A student may be directly in front of the bus. Another may be crossing from the opposite side of the road. A child may drop something and turn back. A younger student may suddenly move in a direction no one expected.

That’s why motorists don’t get to decide when it’s safe to go.

THE SCHOOL BUS DRIVER DOES.

🔴 If the red lights are flashing—STAY STOPPED.
🛑 If the stop arm is out—STAY STOPPED.
🚌 If children are still loading, unloading, or crossing—STAY STOPPED.

Do not move until the red lights are off and the stop arm is retracted.

Those extra few seconds you wait may feel inconvenient.

But to the child walking across that road—and to the school bus driver responsible for getting that child safely home—those few seconds can mean everything.

❤️ Give us room.
❤️ Stay where we can see you.
❤️ Wait for the lights to go off.
❤️ Let us finish counting our kids.

You aren’t waiting on a bus.
You’re waiting on someone’s child.

GG&C Bus Company — Safety Starts Before the Bus Arrives

08/29/2026

🚌🐾 Getting ready for another great school year! 🎒💛

Today, Lucy, one of our trainers here at G G & C Bus Company, was out helping our kindergarten students during orientation! We’re making sure our newest riders are ready, confident, and excited to ride the school bus. 🚌✨

We also had a busy day attending orientations at West End Elementary, First District Elementary, Second District Elementary, and Neason Hill Elementary!

And, of course, we got to meet the Bulldog today! 🐾💙 What a fun way to wrap up a busy day!

We’re getting ready for school, getting our buses ready, and most importantly, getting our kindergarteners ready for the ride to school. ❤️💛

Here’s to a safe, happy, and successful school year! 📚🚌

🚌🐾

08/27/2026

Join us in celebrating Nikki Badford on her special day! We’re grateful for Nikki’s contributions to Region 1 and all she does to make a difference. Thank you for everything you do for each person and location! Share your birthday wishes for Nikki in the comments! 🎂

08/27/2026

🚌 SCHOOL BUS SAFETY SERIES
🚗 Motorist Tip #2: RED MEANS STOP. EVERY TIME.

We need to talk about those flashing lights on a school bus—and we need motorists to understand what is happening inside that driver’s seat when those lights come on.

🟡 FLASHING YELLOW LIGHTS = TwwHE BUS IS PREPARING TO STOP.

When you see the yellows, slow down and prepare to stop.

Please don’t speed up to try to “beat the reds.”

At that moment, our school bus driver is already on high alert.

The driver is:
👀 Watching traffic in every direction.
🪞 Scanning mirrors.
🧒 Counting students at the stop.
🚸 Identifying which children need to cross the roadway.
🌫️ Watching for children who may be difficult to see on dark, rainy or foggy mornings.
🚌 Preparing to safely load or unload precious cargo.

Then the bus stops.

🔴 RED FLASHING LIGHTS + STOP ARM = STOP.

In Pennsylvania, motorists must stop at least 10 feet away when a school bus has its red lights flashing and stop arm extended.

That includes motorists behind the bus, approaching the bus from the opposite direction, and approaching an intersection where a school bus is stopped.

And then—STAY STOPPED.

Please don’t creep forward.

Please don’t start inching toward the bus because you’re getting impatient.

Please don’t start moving because the last child stepped onto the bus and you think you’re good to go.

Our driver may be waiting for children to get safely seated. There may still be another child outside the bus that you cannot see.

And every time your vehicle starts creeping forward, our driver’s attention may be pulled away from the children and toward YOU because now the driver has to determine whether you’re about to run the reds.

We need our driver’s eyes where they belong:

ON THE KIDS. ❤️

🚨 A CHILD MAY BE CROSSING EVEN WHEN YOU DON’T SEE ONE.

Never assume, “I don’t see any kids, so I can go.”

The school bus driver has mirrors and a view you don’t have. A child could be approaching from a driveway, standing alongside the bus, or preparing to cross in front of it.

Wait until the red lights stop flashing, the stop arm is withdrawn, and the children have reached a place of safety.

⚠️ A QUICK PENNSYLVANIA LAW REMINDER

Traffic in BOTH directions generally must stop.

A painted center line, turning lane, or other roadway markings do NOT give opposing traffic permission to keep going.

The exception is when the school bus is on the opposite side of a divided highway physically separated by something such as a grassy median, guide rail or concrete barrier. Motorists traveling on the opposite roadway may proceed with caution.

And please remember:

Running a school bus’s red lights isn’t “just” a traffic violation.

It’s driving into an area where a child may be walking.

Our dispatch office receives calls from drivers reporting motorists running their reds far too often.

One time is too many.

🟡 YELLOW = SLOW DOWN. PREPARE TO STOP.
🔴 RED = STOP. STAY STOPPED.
❤️ CHILDREN = WORTH THE WAIT.

Give our drivers the time and space they need to concentrate on the children—not on what your vehicle is doing.

The red lights aren’t protecting the bus. They’re protecting a child.

Please help us get every one of them home safely.

GG&C Bus Company — Safety Is a Team Effort. 🚌💛