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NewsDecember 4, 2014

Program promotes student pedestrian safety

The YOLO (“you only live once”) Walk Safe campaign alerts high school students of the dangers of “distracted walking” caused by texting and other activities.

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Newsby StaffDecember 4, 2014

Crash between 2 school buses kills bus aide, 2 students

The Knoxville (Tenn.) School District buses were traveling in opposite directions when one made a sharp left turn, crossed over a median, and struck the side of the other bus, which flipped onto its side. Two children and the aide were pronounced dead at the scene.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 3, 2014

Task force backs stop-arm cameras on North Carolina buses

The state attorney general wants to equip all public school buses in North Carolina with cameras to catch stop-arm violators, and his goal is gaining support.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2014

Parking ordinance proposed by school bus driver sparks debate

Attleboro, Massachusetts, city councilor and school bus driver Heather Porreca proposed the ordinance on behalf of her colleagues to allow school bus drivers to park their buses at their homes between shifts. Opponents say it would give one group special privilege and that buses don’t belong in residential areas.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 2, 2014

TSA re-launches First Observer security training

The training initiative to enhance security across highway surface transportation modes, including school buses, has been “re-tooled” and is back online.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2014

NHTSA investigates Graco’s handling of child seat recall

The agency aims to determine whether Graco failed to report a safety defect in a timely manner. The manufacturer eventually recalled more than 6 million defective car seats.

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ProductsDecember 2, 2014

Recessed camera

To address the hazard of passenger head impact with cameras that are mounted in school buses and protrude several inches from the ceiling, REI introduced a low-profile, recessed camera that only extends 1 inch from the ceiling and creates a safe passenger zone.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2014

Police chief who passed school bus resigns

Fayette (Iowa) Police Chief Brad Gardner received a ticket for unlawful passing of a school bus on Nov. 4, was placed on leave, and resigned weeks later. It is not clear whether the ticket sparked the resignation or if there were other circumstances.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2014

RFP issued for new Nat’l Congress on School Transportation site

Congress officials say that preference will be given to places that are located centrally in the U.S. and that can offer reasonable costs for delegates, among other factors.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonNovember 25, 2014

Bright ideas to make sure drivers buckle up

It’s up to each school bus driver to wear his or her seat belt at all times while operating the bus, but we know from seeing occasional reports that there are some drivers who aren’t always buckling up. With that in mind, transportation supervisors have to reinforce the importance of driver seat belt compliance, and they have to monitor that compliance.

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