Everything on the exterior of your local school buses has been designed to make the vehicle as visible as possible. From the gleaming yellow, to the assortment of lights on every part of the bus, it should be almost impossible to not see a bus in your vicinity. Still, there are always improvements to be… Read more »
Parents are getting back in the swing of making sure their child gets to school safe and on-time every day. For many, this means getting their child gets to the bus stop and boards safely. Over the course of the summer it can be easy to get lax about making sure you and your child… Read more »
Despite a strong push to increase enforcement and prevention of stop-arm violations, tens of thousands of drivers continue to endanger students by illegally passing school buses every day. Over the past year there has been an increasing effort to implement exterior cameras and monitoring systems which would allow law-enforcement to effectively enforce stop-arm laws. Yet,… Read more »
With schools reopening around the country, it is important to remember why school buses are the chosen bus to get our children to and from school safely every day. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and American School Bus Council is helping parents know their children are safe with posters like the one above, and… Read more »
Repurposed buses are an exciting and unique way to use one of the most iconic vehicles on the road, but it is important to remember that safety always comes first. Just because your school bus isn’t being used in the typical way doesn’t mean you can or should ignore the rules put into effect to… Read more »
As the new school year approaches, many schools are finalizing the installation of updated monitoring systems in order to protect the safety of passengers. For example, the Boston School District is working to equip all of its 750 school buses with cameras that record both video and audio from within the bus in an effort… Read more »
The installation of cameras on school buses is nothing new, but the increasing adoption of so-called “stop-arm” cameras installed on the outside of the bus is reigniting interest in advanced bus monitoring tools. With the changing uses and growing interest in school bus cameras, Paul Irby from School Bus Fleet decided to investigate what the… Read more »
Stop-arm violations and the external cameras being used to catch drivers who put the lives of students at risk are a hot topic in the busing industry at the moment. I’ve written about the issue extensively, and nearly every bus manufacturer has spoken out in favor of these cameras as more and more data shows… Read more »
Seat belts seem like such a simple issue, but in the world of school buses seat belt configurations can highly divisive. If you don’t believe me, check out Frank Di Giacomo’s article in the April/May issue of School Bus Fleet’s Magazine. In the article, Giacomo argues that lap-shoulder belts could potentially function together with compartmentalization,… Read more »
There has been an increasing push for the wide-spread adoption of stop-arm cameras to catch passing violators putting children’s lives at stake – which I have strongly supported. But, many are hesitant to invest in expanding their bus technology while asking, “do they work?” Until recently details on how well stop-arm cameras worked to deter… Read more »
