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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2010

Parents push for more visible school bus stops

Don and Kimberly Mair have asked a Florida school district’s board to support their efforts to get warning signs posted at bus stops to alert motorists that there might be children in the area. The couple’s daughter, Gabby, was fatally hit by a car in June after being dropped off by her school bus.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2010

School transportation workers unionize

Bus drivers and aides as well as crossing guards in Belvidere, Ill., vote to join the Teamsters union. The bargaining unit comprises 162 workers.

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Newsby StaffOctober 13, 2010

Efforts to observe School Bus Safety Week abound

A non-profit coalition has issued tips for children, while a school bus contractor and operations from Missouri to Nevada have organized safety lessons and assemblies for students. In Florida, the departments of Education, Transportation, and Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles have developed the “Stop on Red, Kids Ahead” campaign.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2010

Former contractor returns to industry as consultant

Terry Van Der Aa, past winner of SBF's Contractor of the Year award, sold his contracting company Vancom Inc. to Laidlaw in the late 1990s. He now will join TransPar Group to provide his expertise in the area of labor relations.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2010

Report examines contributing factors in fatal vehicle crashes

Transportation-related factors include traffic controls, road characteristics and weather impacts; human-related factors include number of people involved, drunken driving and light conditions.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2010

New Jersey bill for school bus advertising progresses

The legislation has been approved by the state Assembly and has been referred to the Senate Education Committee. There is reportedly little opposition to the measure, which would allow school districts statewide to place advertisements on the exterior sides of their buses.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2010

ASBC offers presentations on school bus benefits

The industry coalition’s Yellow School Bus Champions program provides 5-, 10- and 30-minute presentations that are available for download. They cover the safety, educational and environmental advantages of school bus use.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2010

'Driver of the Year' protected passenger from bully

In the winning entry of Thomas Built Buses' essay contest, second-grader Chancellor describes how his school bus driver, Lester LeMasters, came up with a plan to keep him from being bullied.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2010

Indiana state troopers catch illegal bus passers

Authorities rode on three of Vigo County School Corp.’s school buses in late September and wrote three traffic citations for motorists who violated the state’s school bus stop arm law. The enforcement action stemmed from complaints made by the school system’s bus drivers about alleged illegal passing.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2010

Driver evades gang members following bus after on-board fight

After a student involved in a fight on the bus jumped from the rear emergency door and got in a car with two other men to follow the bus, Harnett County school bus driver Sha-Wana Cameron was able to evade the car and contact police.

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