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Articlesby Amanda HuggettJanuary 5, 2022

Avoid Collisions & Increase Safety with Detection Technology

Even in daylight, blind spots around a school bus make it easy to miss nearby passengers. Thanks to new tech, the danger zone can now be detected — and lives saved because of it.

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NewsDecember 31, 2021

Michigan School District Earns 8th Consecutive Top Safety Rating

Michigan State Police recognized the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District for safety of buses, inside and out.

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NewsDecember 22, 2021

Missouri Student Struck, Killed by Bus

Just days before Christmas, reports indicate, the 6-year-old boy disembarked from his bus after the last day of school before the holidays, walked around the front, and was killed when the bus accelerated.

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Videosby Wes PlattDecember 13, 2021

Making Life Safer in the Danger Zone

Engineering Manager for Thomas Built Buses, Ken Whisnant, joins The Route to discuss the Saf-T-Zone pedestrian detection system.

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NewsDecember 13, 2021

New York School District Deploying Stop-Arm Cameras

The Pine Plains Central School District in Dutchess County is adding the cameras to its fleet of 38 buses to deter illegal passing.

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NewsDecember 9, 2021

Zum Unveils New Safety Features for 2022

The company, which offers alternative student transportation, will introduce digitized daily safety checks, student information system integrations, and digital tags.

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VideosDecember 6, 2021

VIDEO: South Carolina District Offers Bus Safety Primer

The Lexington-Richland School District 5 transportation staff gave students an overview of how to behave safely on and around a school bus.

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Newsby Wes PlattDecember 3, 2021

Illegal Passing Survey, Automated Bus Camera System Study Among NHTSA Projects

Kristin Rosenthal, a specialist with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reviewed plans in the works for projects with members of the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services during the second day of workshops at the virtual annual conference.

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Newsby Wes PlattDecember 1, 2021

Latest School Bus Loading and Unloading Survey Results Revealed

The annual report, in its 51st year, was unveiled during the first day of workshops held by the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS).

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NewsNovember 30, 2021

School Districts Go High-Tech to Stop Illegal Passing

Districts in Pennsylvania and California adopt stop-arm camera safety technology.

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