Wet streets pose a risk to all drivers, but a recent wreck in Tulsa underscores the need for extra precaution when driving a school bus in rainy weather. Four elementary students and a bus driver were injured Wednesday when a Tulsa school bus slid off U.S. 75 during heavy rain and rolled onto its side…. Read more »
Keeping kids safe on the day-to-day trip to school and back is the biggest goal for bus drivers, but there is much more to school bus security and safety than driving properly. In fact, it takes an entire team of drivers, dispatchers, managers, technicians, and instructors to guarantee your child’s safety every day. School transportation… Read more »
School bus safety is important, but that doesn’t mean it has to be boring! Four girls from the Minneapolis area are using their math and science skills to turn learning bus safety into a game which will make the process more fun for other students. The students make up Team RUBIES, a Girls in Engineering,… Read more »
The average school bus faces a slew of challenges every day, such as frequent stops, rough terrain, road salts, and rural roads. These challenges also cause extreme wear and tear on all parts of the bus, especially the braking system. But, any experienced fleet manager or driver knows waiting for problems to arise is the… Read more »
The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS) is kicking off the 5th Annual National Stop Arm Violation Count, and they are calling on states to participate in a nationwide tally of the number of motorists who illegally pass school buses with the stop arm extended on a daily basis. States which… Read more »
School buses may be the safest vehicles on the road, but that did not prevent three New York students from recently being caught in closing bus doors and dragged alongside the bus. Now, student transportation experts are investigating to see how events like these can be avoided in the future. Kathy Furneaux, executive director of… Read more »
While the debate on how effective seat belts in school buses would be rages on, one school district is stepping up to put the belts to the test. Westfield Washington Schools from Indiana is partnering with seating supplier IMMI for a pilot program which will add lap-shoulder belts to six of the newer buses in… Read more »
Stop-arm cameras are becoming an increasingly popular tool for catching drivers who illegally pass school buses that are loading and unloading students, but Indiana legislators are backtracking on a bill which would expand the use of the cameras within the state. House Bill 1404 was scheduled for a vote on Feb. 24, but it faced… Read more »
A new study could help reduce the level of pollutants students are exposed to every day, thanks to an on-board air filtration system recently developed by researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. The report claims the air filtration system, which is specifically designed for use on school buses, is capable of reducing… Read more »
Yesterday I shared an interview in which the head of the National Transportation Safety Board spoke largely in favor of seat belts in school buses. Parents have been calling for the addition of seat belts for years and some recent accidents have renewed efforts to enact regulations which would mandate belts in school buses. So… Read more »
