SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WITH STRINGS ATTACHED

Dating to 1966, "School Bus Safety With Strings Attached" is a humorous lecture on school bus safety that includes audience participation and some folk singing. Narrated by Edmund Burke, assistant superintendent of Waverly area schools. The film is aimed at teaching school children about school bus safety through interactive and engaging methods.

00:00: Introduction by a speaker named Martinez from New Mexico, who humorously offers to sing in Spanish but is declined.
0:58 - 1:54: Martinez transitions to the main topic, safety, particularly concerning school buses. He establishes some interactive rules with the audience for applause.
1:54 - 3:55: Martinez sets up a demonstration by calling students from the audience to participate in a skit about school bus safety, using a gimmick of timing the audience's quietness.
3:55 - 4:57: Martinez discusses the importance of school bus safety, emphasizing that students have a part to play alongside the efforts of schools and bus services.
4:57 - 7:04: He talks about behaviors at bus stops, warning against standing or dancing in the street, and shares anecdotes of dangerous behaviors he's observed.
7:04 - 9:54: Martinez demonstrates the correct way to board a bus, stressing the use of the handrail to avoid accidents, and shows how students should wait off the road until the bus stops completely.
9:54 - 12:21: He continues with safety rules inside the bus, like not opening windows without permission, not throwing objects, and the dangers of broken windows or extending body parts outside the bus.
12:21 - 14:43: Discusses the prohibition of eating on buses due to potential hazards and the need for a clean environment, using humorous examples to illustrate.
14:43 - 16:16: Martinez gets serious about railroad crossing safety, recounting a tragic accident to underscore the need for silence and attention to allow the bus driver to hear approaching trains.
16:16 - 18:58: He describes proper conduct when exiting the bus, including greeting the driver, how to cross the street safely, and not to walk alongside the bus where the driver can't see you.
18:58 - 21:44: Demonstrates the correct procedure for crossing the street after getting off the bus, emphasizing the need to walk in front of the bus where the driver can see you and to always look both ways for traffic.
21:44 - 24:51: Martinez plays the role of a bus driver, showing how students should exit at bus stops, interact with the driver, and ensure they are seen by the driver before moving away from the bus.
24:51 - 27:07: Concludes with a positive note on the audience's behavior, rates their attentiveness, and rewards them with a song, "If I Had a Hammer," performed with student helpers, emphasizing community and peace.