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ArticlesJune 1, 1998

Let Uncle Sam lend a helping hand

By far, the most pressing issue for school bus contractors these days is the driver shortage.

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ArticlesJune 1, 1998

<i>SBF</i> Roundtable: Contractors dissent on safety measures, impact of tight school budgets

Other hot topics include effects of consolidation, the driver shortage and fears of industry domination by mega-contractors.

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ArticlesApril 1, 1998

Stop, Look and Listen — Drivers fail to heed the rules

Dec. 14, 1961. Twenty children are killed and 17 more injured, some critically, when a train slams into a school bus in Greeley, Colo. The impa...

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ArticlesApril 1, 1998

A Look Back at the Carrollton, Ky., Tragedy

Ten years ago, a horrifying school bus accident killed 27 youngsters. Since then, emergency exit standards have been upgraded, and a push is being made to reduce the number of pre-1977 buses on the road.

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ArticlesMarch 1, 1998

Preventing Tragedy at the Bus Stop

Connie Chavis assumed her 5-year-old daughter, Brittany, would be safe at her school bus stop. After all, through the window of her mobile home, lo...

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ArticlesMarch 1, 1998

Best Practices for the Use of Child Restraint Systems

The growing population of infants, toddlers and preschoolers on school buses presents a wide range of challenges to the transportation provider. Many ...

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ArticlesMarch 1, 1998

NHTSA rolls up sleeves to write pre-k guidelines

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently notified the industry that it intends to develop guidelines for transporting pre-k...

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ArticlesMarch 1, 1998

<i>The Sweet Hereafter</i>: What's the message for us?

The plot of The Sweet Hereafter isn't much of a dramatic surprise. By the time we watch the school bus winding through the hills, plucking chil...

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ArticlesFebruary 1, 1998

What You Need to Know about ABS for School Buses

The antilock brake system (ABS) mandate has arrived. School buses (with a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds) equipped with air brake systems manufactured after March 1 will be required to have ABS.

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ArticlesAugust 1, 1997

Cost-benefit analysis favors higher seat backs, training

In the past six months I have been overwhelmed by media reports of people with no clear knowledge of school bus safety priorities making decisions abo...

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