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Stay current on the practices, equipment, training, and research helping protect students, drivers, and other road users. Here, we cover topics such as illegal passing, loading and unloading, driver safety, student behavior, crash prevention, security, and more.

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Videos•December 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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News•by Wes Platt•December 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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News•by Wes Platt•December 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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News•November 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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Videos•November 12, 2021

VIDEO: Louisiana Bus Drivers Share Safety Skit

Bus drivers from Calcasieu Parish (La.) Schools put on a skit with Buster the Bus for students during National School Bus Safety Week.

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News•November 11, 2021

New Jersey School Bus Safety Bills Signed Into Law

The new laws raise fines for offending school bus contractors and require public identification of those contractors so they can't be given future contracts.

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Videos•by Wes Platt•November 8, 2021

CERTain Concerns, Fines for Training, and a Virtual Hooray

This episode of The Route discusses tax exemption for CERTS grants, how illegally passing buses will result paying for bus safety, and the now virtual NASDPTS.

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Videos•November 5, 2021

VIDEO: South Carolina Safety Officer Covers the Finer Points

John Smith, bus safety officer for Greenville (S.C.) Public Schools, provides a refresher for staying safe on the school bus.

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Articles•by Amanda Huggett•November 4, 2021

Fire Suppression Systems: Saving Lives & Reducing Damage

Stop playing with fire! Many fire suppression systems are available for school buses, and with special technology that catches flames early, it can mean all the difference in saving lives and equipment.

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News•November 2, 2021

Thomas Built Buses Introduces New Pedestrian Detection System

A combination of radar units, LED ground lights, and haptic feedback comes together in the Saf-T-Zone system.

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