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From North Dakota public charter school regulations, tracking illegal school bus passing consequences in multiple states, and the continued debate on New York’s electric school bus mandate, here’s the latest in school bus legislation across the U.S.
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The petition calls for penalties such as jail time and a 90-day driver's license suspension for motorists who illegally pass stopped school buses.
Read More →Over 130,963 school bus drivers participated in this year’s one-day count, conducted by NASDPTS.
Read More →Stop-arm cameras, partnerships with law enforcement for increased traffic patrol, and public safety campaigns are just some of the measures school districts are taking to ensure the yellow bus is the safest mode of transportation for students. Lawmakers are also introducing several federal and state safety bills.
Read More →A new Child Safety Network–BusGates collaboration targets the split-second when kids are most at risk, and early results show illegal passings can drop to zero.
Read More →The company expands its student safety division through the acquisition of SmartBus Live. The program helps monitor and deter drivers who illegally pass school buses while the stop arm is deployed.
Read More →The South Carolina Senate Transportation Committee gives S946 a favorable report with an amendment that cuts the fine for violations, if video footage does not positively identify the driver of the vehicle, from $500 to $250.
Read More →NYAPT’s Dec. 15 survey of illegal school bus passing finds that 765 school bus drivers reported they were passed a total of 678 times. This is the second survey in a row with an estimate of over 40,000 daily violations.
Read More →NYAPT’s Jan. 19 survey of illegal school bus passing finds that 878 school bus drivers reported they were passed a total of 727 times. This is the third survey in a row with an estimate of over 40,000 daily violations.
Read More →The Keystone State allocated $1.3 million in funds raised from its School Bus Stopping Law enforcement for a new grant to help school bus operators fund programs to increase safety, education, training, and fund CDL costs.
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