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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2009

Bus Briefs — 4/22/09

Districts collaborate on bus fire demo for drivers ATLANTIC, Iowa — Bus drivers from area school districts attended a school bus fire dem...

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2009

Ohio Legislature eyes bus strobes

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bill before the state Legislature would require that all new school buses be equipped with a white, roof-mounted strobe light. ...

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2009

Florida targets grade crossing accidents

In the past five years, there have been more than 500 highway-rail grade crossing accidents, with 90 injuries and 80 fatalities, throughout Florida.

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Newsby StaffApril 15, 2009

Bus Briefs — 4/15/09

Seating chart helps highway patrol after bus crash CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Missouri Highway Patrol troopers who responded to a crash last w...

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2009

Maine bill would bar bicyclists from running stop arms

AUGUSTA, Maine — State Sen. John Nutting has introduced a bill that would prohibit bicyclists from passing school buses that are stopped to load or unload students.

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2009

North Carolina bill targets motorists who pass stopped school buses

RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill that is making its way through the North Carolina General Assembly would allow school districts to install cameras or video re...

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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2009

Obama nominates transportation agency heads

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, President Obama nominated Chuck Hurley to serve as administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2009

Bus Briefs — 4/8/09

Florida school bus stop bill derailed TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A bill that would have prohibited school districts statewide from establishing ...

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2009

Funding may go to creating safe routes to bus stops

As Congress prepares to take on the reauthorization of the highway bill that includes Safe Routes to School, advocates of the program are calling for more funding and several changes to it.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2009

SafeGuard supplies seat belt system for Greyhound

WESTFIELD, Ind. — Greyhound’s new motorcoaches will include occupant-restraint technology similar to what is already in use in many school buses.

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