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Adam Mayo, transportation director for Maine School Administrative District No. 75, discusses driver shortage, getting involved in the legislation process, and heading up the Maine Association for Pupil Transportation.
Read More →The presidents of the NSTA, NAPT, and NASDPTS send a joint letter to Congress expressing support for the Stop for School Buses Act of 2019 to address illegal passing.
Read More →Attorney General Curtis Hill Jr. releases an opinion that states that regulations do not place a limit on the length of school bus stop arms. He adds that motorists who pass a bus with its stop arm out are liable for resulting damages or injuries.
Read More →Otsego Local Schools receives a $40,000 grant to purchase new camera systems for all 13 of its school buses.
Read More →Illinois is the 22nd state to allow the Gardian Angel safety lighting system as optional equipment.
Read More →Delaware is the 21st state to allow the Gardian Angel safety lighting system as optional equipment.
Read More →S4524B would allow school districts to install stop-arm cameras on school buses as a way to help law enforcement issue tickets to motorists who illegally pass stopped buses.
Read More →Gov. Janet Mills signed LD 166, which allows the use of stop-arm and exterior cameras to catch motorists who run stop arms. It also maintains a $250 minimum fine for a first-time stop-arm violation.
Read More →More than 50 NSTA members traveled to Washington, D.C., in support of the Stop for School Buses Act. As a result, many legislators have signed on to support the bill’s passage.
Read More →It is said that ‘Necessity is the mother of invention.’ That certainly seems to hold true when it comes to seeking a way to curb or completely eliminate illegal passing.
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