In a Webcast this afternoon, a federal safety official said that while school buses are the safest way for children to get to and from school, more s...
Read More →You’ll note that most of this issue is devoted to the bus garage, which makes sense since this is our maintenance issue. In pupil transportation, however, maintenance isn’t simply about engines, wrenches and oil-change intervals; it’s about safety.
Read More →PTSI releases 2007 Resource CatalogThe 2007 edition of the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute’s (PTSI) “Resource Catalog” features a p...
Read More →BRADENTON, Fla. — In the wake of a recent kidnapping, the Manatee County School District unveiled an effort to bolster the safety of its students...
Read More →HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — At press time, the seven-member study group assigned to evaluate the safety benefits of three-point belt systems on school buses was still working on recommendations that were to be presented to Alabama Gov. Bob Riley and the state legislature in early March.
Read More →The National Association for Pupil Transportation’s (NAPT) board of directors petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to review key school bus safety standards and to elaborate on lap/shoulder belts.
Read More →Workshop teaches student safety drills Designed to be used in a classroom or on the school bus, PTSI’s revised and renamed “School Bus Saf...
Read More →We take great pride in our safety record, as we should. Children are 13 times safer riding in a school bus than traveling to and from school in any other mode, whether that’s walking, bicycling or riding in an automobile.
Read More →Comprehensive workshop teaches rail grade safety Incorporating industry guidelines and National Safety Council grade-crossing safety reco...
Read More →Students from across the U.S. and as far away as Seoul, South Korea, competed in the 2006 National School Bus Safety Poster Contest.
Read More →