<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/nsw-transport" rel="" target="" title="Transport NSW"><span>Transport NSW</span></a><span> has issued a "stark reminder" for pedestrians and motorists to remain alert, releasing footage of multiple close encounters on </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/traffic" rel="" target="" title="roads"><span>roads</span></a><span> across the state as part of a safety campaign.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Be </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bus" rel="" target="" title="Bus"><span>Bus</span></a><span> Aware campaign is a strategy aimed at raising awareness surrounding the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/road-safety" rel="" target="" title="safety"><span>safety</span></a><span> of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="" title="NSW"><span>NSW</span></a><span>'s most accessible form of transport.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Transport for NSW Coordinator-General, Howard Collins, said more than 345 million trips are taken by bus each year across more than 800 of the vehicles statewide.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LATEST:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/chris-baghsarian-remains-found-in-search-for-missing-grandfather-sydney/66bdff80-d78a-4f28-974f-a9b31bf840be" target="_blank"><strong><span>Human remains found in search for kidnapped Sydney grandfather</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Buses are large, heavy vehicles and can't stop quickly, so all road users need to give them space," Collins said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Do not cut in front of or tailgate a bus, and take extra care when travelling in a bus's blind spot, as the driver may not be able to see you.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The footage released today is a stark reminder for both motorists and pedestrians to always be bus aware.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-transport-releases-footage-of-multiple-close-calls-on-roads-across-the-state/e8cace69-c18a-447f-a167-d277d73e297b" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"When out walking, stay alert.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Cross the road at a safe place, such as a pedestrian crossing or traffic lights, or somewhere with a good line of sight, to see approaching traffic, and so they can see you, and never step out in front of a bus."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/carnegie-truck-ploughs-into-home-on-busy-melbourne-road/f56ffb88-565c-4682-b169-b27546dbfbb5" rel="" target="" title="Three people hospitalised after truck ploughs into front yard on busy Melbourne road"><strong><span>Three people hospitalised after truck ploughs into front yard on busy Melbourne road</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Between 2021 and 2025, there have been 45 fatalities from bus crashes across NSW.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Among the deaths were 12 drivers of other vehicles, 10 pedestrians and four motorcyclists. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As part of Bus Safety Week, NSW Transport will raise awareness by displaying safety messages across social media, audio messages, visual signage at train stations and on major overhead roads.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a 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