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Articlesby Thomas McMahonOctober 26, 2015

3-Point Belts on Buses: Real-World Experience Mitigates Most Concerns

Will students wear the seat belts or use them as weapons? Does the added cost lead to cuts in school bus service? And what about the impact on emergency evacuations? Transportation directors with years of three-point belt use on their buses share their insights.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2015

Motorist passes school bus, strikes child

The New York driver, who passed a school bus with its lights flashing and ran into a 6-year-old girl, was issued a ticket for passing a school bus illegally. The girl was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries and was released.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2015

New York association launches campaign to document stop-arm running

The New York Association for Pupil Transportation’s “Safe Stop Survey” will have school bus drivers in a sample group of districts count the number of times their buses are passed on a designated day and will release the results each month.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 20, 2015

Stop-arm enforcement a focus for School Bus Safety Week

School bus operations across the nation are working to spotlight school bus safety this week — in some cases with the help of law enforcement.

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Newsby StaffOctober 19, 2015

New president named to Trans Group subsidiary

Sean Corr has been named president of Educational Bus. His father, John Corr Jr., is president of The Trans Group and in 1952, his grandfather, John Corr Sr., founded the company that was to become part of The Trans Group.

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Newsby StaffOctober 13, 2015

Off-duty officer rescues 2 in burning school bus

According to the NYPD, Officer Christopher Canale saved a driver and aide in a school bus that was engulfed in flames and smoke after a crash. No children were on board.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2015

New York association to hold 61st annual convention

The New York School Bus Contractors Association will hold its 61st annual convention from Oct. 16 to 18 in midtown Manhattan. The event will focus on school bus safety and security, alternative fuel solutions and effective management evaluation.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2015

Special-needs school bus vandalized

A school bus driver in New York found his employer’s bus, which he uses to transport two special-needs students to and from school, with nearly every window broken or shattered after he had parked it in front of a church overnight.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 10, 2015

New York aims to extend grant program for school bus driver benefits

Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed to extend the controversial $42 million program that subsidizes experienced school bus drivers' pay and benefits.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 10, 2015

New York association backs bill that would crack down on stop-arm running

The New York School Bus Contractors Association is supporting a state bill that would increase the range of fines and stiffen penalties for illegally passing a stopped school bus.

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