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Bus technology is advancing so rapidly these days. We have GPS, stop-arm cameras, interior bus surveillance equipment, and student tracking software available to school bus drivers, and there is still so much room for advancement.
Drivers still deal with regular issues and limitations of bus design that could compromise the safety of students and buses alike. One such issue is the blind spot. Drivers have lived with blind spots for as long as motor vehicles have existed but is it possible a small technological improvement could eradicate this issue altogether?
Donald West, transportation director at Harlem (III.) School District 122, recently investigated exactly that question, and it appears exactly such an innovation is closer to reality than you might think.
Find out more in West’s article for School Bus Fleet here.
