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ArticlesNovember 1, 2001

Boston Public Tackles Small Bus Conversion

After handing down the decision to replace their 7-D vans with Type A school buses, officials at Boston Public Schools and Laidlaw Education Services ...

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Articlesby StaffNovember 1, 2001

In an emergency, whose language is it anyway?

The following is a re-creation of a dialogue that took place in the Forum at schoolbusfleet.com. The names of the participants have been cha...

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ArticlesNovember 1, 2001

No need for paranoia, but security needs closer look

The focal point of the school transportation community has always been safety. Everything you do is directed toward moving children safely to and from...

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Articlesby StaffNovember 1, 2001

AmTran, Collins Recalls Announced

The following information was published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: American Transportation The 39-inch flip seats in ap...

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Articlesby StaffNovember 1, 2001

Videos

Videos “Preventing Problem Behaviors on Your School Bus” and “Trouble on Board: Managing Crisis Situations on Your School Bus” From the Crisis Preve...

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Articlesby StaffNovember 1, 2001

Danger Zone’ Deaths Dip

Nine children were killed by their own school bus or by a passing vehicle during the 2000-01 school year, a decline of 59% from the previous year and ...

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Articlesby StaffNovember 1, 2001

Establish a Transportation Security Plan

In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is distributing some guidelines for the commerc...

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Articlesby StaffNovember 1, 2001

Preventing Stepwell Slips and Falls

I’m wondering if there’s a way to reduce the number of falls experienced by students exiting school buses. The rubber floor matting that is used has t...

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Articlesby StaffNovember 1, 2001

Cell-phone driving

School bus drivers and all other motorists in New York are now prohibited from using hand-held cell phones while driving. The ban took effect Nov. 1. ...

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Articlesby StaffNovember 1, 2001

Driver Education for Youngsters

A survey on back-to-school traffic safety conducted by Progressive Insurance at its Website revealed that 44 percent of motorists surveyed don’t know ...

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