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Safetyby StaffSeptember 5, 2007

Illinois provides legal update for school bus operators

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Michael R. Stout, director of the Division of Traffic Safety at the Illinois Department of Transportation, has sent a letter to s...

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Safetyby StaffSeptember 4, 2007

Deadline draws near for seat belt comments

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) prepares to propose rulemaking on school bus seat belts and other pa...

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Safetyby StaffAugust 30, 2007

Bus Briefs — 8/30/07

Students to pay $1 a day for school bus LAWRENCE, Mass. — Starting in October, Lawrence High School students will be charged $1 a day to ...

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Safetyby StaffAugust 30, 2007

Maryland cracks down on stop-arm runners

PIKESVILLE, Md. — An infusion of funding for law enforcement agencies throughout Maryland will aid efforts to keep kids safe as they travel to and fr...

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Safetyby StaffAugust 30, 2007

Judge extends transit agency’s school service

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — U.S. District Judge David Larimer ruled Wednesday that the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transit Authority (RGRTA) must discontin...

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Safetyby StaffAugust 30, 2007

Okla. bill would ban cell phone use by school bus drivers

OKLAHOMA CITY — Rep. Paul Wesselhoft has drafted legislation that would ban cell phone use by school bus drivers. An early version of a bill...

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Safetyby StaffAugust 23, 2007

Illinois limits school contracts

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — On Aug. 17, Gov. Rod Blagojevich approved a bill to apply new rules for school boards that outsource support services. Und...

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Safetyby StaffAugust 23, 2007

Driver strike averted in South Carolina county

BEAUFORT, S.C. — Unionized school bus drivers for Beaufort County Schools voted Saturday to accept a contract with First Student, averting a potentia...

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Safetyby StaffAugust 23, 2007

School bus used in disaster relief project

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — In the aftermath of a November 2005 tornado that killed several of her family members, including her 2-year-old son, C.J., Ev...

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Safetyby StaffAugust 23, 2007

Bus Briefs — 8/23/07

Anti-idling equipment installed in Vt. school buses SHELBURNE, Vt. — Officials from the Chittenden South Supervisory Union have equi...

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