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Safetyby Thomas McMahonAugust 31, 2016

News Outlet Renews Call to #Brake4Buses

WNCN reminds motorists about North Carolina’s law on stopping for school buses. A reporter confronts a stop-arm runner to ask why she did it.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffAugust 30, 2016

Solution Designed to Protect Wheelchair Riders in Rear-End Collisions

AMF-Bruns of America’s PROTEKTOR-System wheelchair and occupant restraints and FutureSafe head and backrest are created to stabilize passengers in wheelchairs in the event of a rear-end collision.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffAugust 30, 2016

California Child-Check Alarm Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk

Lawmakers approve SB 1072, which would require school buses in the state to be equipped with child-check alarms. Gov. Jerry Brown has until Sept. 30 to act on the bill.

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Safetyby StaffAugust 30, 2016

U.S. Traffic Fatalities Rose in 2015

The nation lost 35,092 people in traffic crashes in 2015 — a 7.2% increase compared to the previous year, according to federal data.

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Safetyby StaffAugust 30, 2016

Maryland Provides $500K for School Bus Safety Enforcement

The grants go to police agencies to pay for education programs and for officer overtime to patrol when school buses are on the road.

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Safetyby StaffAugust 26, 2016

School Bus Driver Accused of Playing Pokemon Go Behind the Wheel

Students claim the Tennessee driver played the game while driving, and she is placed on leave. Bus video reportedly shows no evidence of that, but it does show her letting a parent board the bus.

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Maintenanceby StaffAugust 26, 2016

California-Based Thomas Built Dealer Achieves Platinum Support Status

BusWest increases service efficiencies and earns the certification from the school bus manufacturer.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffAugust 25, 2016

IC Bus Delivers 149 Propane School Buses to Durham

Durham School Services will use the new propane buses to serve Waterbury (Conn.) Public Schools.

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Managementby StaffAugust 25, 2016

Forest River Companies Named Top Accounts for Ford

Starcraft Bus, Elkhart Coach, and Glaval Bus place first, second, and third for the first time ever for the month of July as Ford’s top volume pool accounts.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonAugust 25, 2016

Wisconsin Mandates Amber Lights on School Buses

A new regulation requires Wisconsin school buses built after Jan. 1, 2005, to have amber lights to alert motorists that the bus is about to stop.

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