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Videosby StaffNovember 9, 2016

NTSB Highlights School Bus Safety in Video

The seven-minute spot explains school bus occupant protection and examines three recent crashes that the National Transportation Safety Board has investigated.

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Newsby StaffNovember 9, 2016

NTSB Unveils School Bus Safety Video

In addition to explaining school bus occupant protection, the video examines three recent crashes that the National Transportation Safety Board has investigated.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 7, 2016

NASDPTS Reveals Conference Agenda

State pupil transportation directors will convene in Kansas City, Missouri, next month to discuss such topics as school bus evacuations, stop-arm violations, and service animals.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 16, 2016

National Safety Council Backs 3-Point Belts for School Buses

The nonprofit organization calls for “uniform child passenger safety practices across multiple modes of transportation, including school buses, airplanes, and personal vehicles.”

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2016

NTSB to Hold Back-to-School Safety Event

The event will feature demonstrations on school bus safety, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and child safety seats to help families prepare for the new school year.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJuly 7, 2016

NTSB: Students Killed in Houston Crash Were Not Wearing Lap Belts

Investigators find that when a Houston ISD school bus was struck by a car and fell from an overpass last year, the four teens on the bus were not buckled up, and the two who died in the crash were ejected.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2016

Technology a focus of NTSB’s ‘Most Wanted’ safety improvements

Occupant protection, distraction and fatigue are other key issues addressed in the National Transportation Safety Board’s list for 2016.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2015

NTSB back-to-school event promotes safe transportation

The event features demonstrations on school bus safety, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and child safety seats.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonAugust 10, 2015

How will anti-collision technology impact school buses?

I sat in the passenger seat of a large truck, eyes fixed on the stopped car ahead as we rumbled straight toward it. Next to me, the driver of the truck gave no indication that he was going to stop the vehicle.

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Motorcoach crash recalls lessons of Carrollton bus fire

In the fatal 2014 truck-motorcoach collision in California, NTSB found that there were difficulties in evacuating from the flame-engulfed motorcoach. That and other details are similar to the 1988 Carrollton bus disaster.

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