National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issues an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on a requirement for a seat belt use warning system for rear seats. In particular, the agency seeks comment on a requirement for high-occupancy vehicles, including 15-passenger vans and school buses.
Pflugerville Independent School District launches its new transportation department and fleet of 159 school buses for the 2019-20 school year.
Catherine Maccarone is allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol when she runs three red lights with students on board. She faces several charges, including two counts of reckless endangerment.
Dennis Wade Allen of South Carolina is charged with following too closely after he crashes into a stopped school bus, is entrapped underneath, and suffers minor injuries. No students are injured.
Coleen Gaither of North Carolina loses control of the bus and later passes away despite efforts of students and first responders to save her. She had been employed by Davie County Schools since 1977.
The Wisconsin-based school bus company buys Lazers Bus Service.
Districts in New York, North Carolina, Minnesota, and Virginia are rolling out the technology solutions supplier's “Here Comes the Bus” app.
Darryl Hill earns the National Safety Council’s Distinguished Service to Safety Award.
Fred Woods allegedly gets on the bus with students onboard and tries to force the driver to drive him down the street. He is facing several charges, including criminal trespassing.
Lawmakers in the two states propose doubling fines and driver’s license suspension time periods on motorists who illegally pass school buses. An Ohio senator is also calling for stop-arm camera funding.
The new website and literature-on-demand center includes access to literature and video covering nearly 75 Wabco products.
The National Association for Pupil Transportation Conference and Trade Show deadline for two related scholarships is Sept. 18. The Sol Englander Innovation in School Transportation Safety Scholarship deadline is Oct. 11.
Becky Schaffer receives Citrus County (Fla.) School District's "Making a Difference Award" after helping prevent a student from being hit by a truck that illegally passed her bus in April.
Iowa is the 23rd state to allow the Gardian Angel safety lighting system as optional equipment.
School districts in Ann Arbor, Gaylord, Kalamazoo, Oxford, Roseville, Three Rivers, and Zeeland will receive a total of $4.2 million to purchase 17 new electric school buses.
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