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Newsby StaffJuly 25, 2013

Seon Design unveils student ridership tracking

vMax Trac uses RFID technology to identify vehicle occupants. As students and drivers enter and exit the school bus, card ID numbers are processed, sent to a central server over a secure cellular connection, and stored in the vMax Compass central student database.

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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2013

REI unveils 2 new mobile surveillance DVRs

The HD420 records up to four channels of audio and video at 120 frames per second, and the DR40 records up to four channels of audio and video at 60 frames per second. Each DVR is coupled with REI’s A.R.M.O.R. viewing software as well as an extruded aluminum chassis, fanless design and wireless capability.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2013

88 stop-arm runners cited in camera program

During the 2012-13 school year, police in New Britain, Conn., issued 88 illegal-passing citations as part of an enforcement program using the Redflex Student Guardian system. Four local school buses are equipped with the camera system.

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Articlesby StaffJune 27, 2013

REI's Chris Shigley on company growth, market trends

As Radio Engineering Industries celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2013, the company’s national sales manager says customers’ needs have played a key role in its development from a radio sales and repair store to a manufacturer and distributor of transportation products. One product he sees in great demand in the industry today is cameras, both for internal surveillance of a school bus and to capture stop-arm violators.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2013

Trace Technologies adds lockbox feature to camera system

The Buddy NightOwl now comes with a heavy-duty steel lockbox to protect the video SD card. The camera system also uses customers’ own Windows Media Player or Mac VLC players to view the video clips for easier use, according to company officials.

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2013

Seon Design, U.S. Computing launch integrated tracking tool

vMax Compass is a web-based application that automatically integrates vehicle location, student location and DVR health status information so school transportation staff can evaluate fleet efficiency in real time. It gives school transportation staff browser-based access to plan and analyze routes, track vehicles and students, and view live status of onboard video equipment.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 19, 2013

New Jersey stop-arm camera bill clears committee

The measure would allow video surveillance systems on school buses to catch illegal passers in the act. Violators would also face increased fines, ranging from $300 to $500.

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Newsby StaffMay 30, 2013

Bus driver suspended after wreck story proven false

The school bus driver reportedly tells investigators that the accident she was in was caused by an oncoming car moving into her lane. But an onboard camera recording shows that she was distracted for a few seconds by a student, and it also shows two cars passing the bus in the proper lane approximately 15 to 20 seconds before the wreck.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 28, 2013

Teen still missing after taking ride from stranger

Kathlynn Shepard, 15, and a 12-year-old girl were lured into a man's truck shortly after exiting their school bus last week in Dayton, Iowa. The 12-year-old was able to escape, and the suspect was found dead, but Shepard is still missing.

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Newsby StaffMay 24, 2013

Stop-arm pilot catches nearly 50 violations in 2 months

For the pilot program, American Traffic Solutions provided Mansfield (Texas) Independent School District with its CrossingGuard school bus stop-arm camera solution to help monitor the extent of the problem.

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