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Safetyby StaffApril 17, 2012

Duck alive after crashing through bus windshield

The bird is taken away by a North Carolina Wildlife Resources officer after it smashes through the reinforced glass and hits the bus driver in the chest. The driver suffers some scratches.

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Safetyby StaffApril 17, 2012

Teen throws candy from bus, hits woman

Morgan Andrew Linder is arrested after police identify him in bus security footage throwing jawbreaker candy from a bus window. The candy hits a woman in a pickup truck in the head, causing a contusion.

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Maintenanceby StaffApril 17, 2012

EvacuBlast System cleans diesel particulate filters

EnviroMotive touts the unit as a cost effective and thorough way to clean diesel particulate filters on school buses and other vehicles. Company officials say that many operations are sending their filters out to be serviced when "they can very simply do the service themselves."

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Safetyby Kelly RoherApril 16, 2012

Ontario consortium launches bus stop safety program

The Northwestern Ontario Student Services Consortium implements the “Be Seen, Be Safe” initiative after reading in SBF about its implementation at a school district in Texas. As General Manager Judi Green tells SBF, children in junior kindergarten through third grade wear flashing amber lights to improve their visibility when getting to bus stops in times of limited daylight and extreme weather.

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Managementby StaffApril 12, 2012

PBS show to highlight school transportation

The second episode of the “America Revealed” series will focus on the workings of America’s vast transportation network. A spokesperson says that the episode will include coverage of “one of the nation’s most important modes of public transportation: the school bus.”

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Safetyby StaffApril 12, 2012

Attorney general challenges bus kidnapper’s parole

The California Attorney General's Office files an appeal in the February ruling by the First District Court of Appeal to grant parole to 1976 Chowchilla school bus kidnapper Richard Schoenfeld. The appeal claims that the ruling misinterpreted the law governing Schoenfeld’s release.

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Safetyby StaffApril 12, 2012

China approves bevy of school bus regulations

The regulations give buses priority in traffic congestion and require companies and drivers to acquire licenses to offer school transport services, among other measures. The long-awaited regulations come after several fatal crashes involving school buses.

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Managementby StaffApril 12, 2012

FirstGroup appoints director of real estate

In his new role, David Farrar supports FirstGroup America by handling routine property management responsibilities, such as sales and acquisitions of real estate within the First Student and First Transit divisions.

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Safetyby StaffApril 11, 2012

Student stops bus after driver loses consciousness

Thirteen-year-old Jeremy Wuitschick notices the driver shaking before he slumps behind the wheel. Wuitschick grabs the wheel and pulls over before starting to perform chest compressions on the driver.

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Managementby StaffApril 11, 2012

TV show features Mich. contractor’s hybrid buses

The Clean Cities Success series of the public television program MotorWeek covers Dean Transportation’s four Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2e units. Director of Development Patrick Dean discusses the benefits the company has seen as a result of running the buses.

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