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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2015

West Virginia district sees 2 school bus passing incidents

The incidents were caught by Kanawha County Schools on video last week. In one, the motorist hit the extended stop arm, and in the other, the motorist nearly struck pedestrians.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2015

Mom blogger’s video parody addresses school bus safety

Deva Dalporto partners with American Traffic Solutions on a back-to-school video titled "Bus, Don’t Move.” The spoof spotlights the need for parents and drivers to be careful in school zones and around school buses.

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Newsby StaffAugust 25, 2015

Motorist strikes student trying to board school bus

A 16-year-old boy in Texas is hospitalized with several injuries after he tries to cross the street and a motorist, ignoring the bus’ red flashing lights and extended stop arm, drives around the bus and hits him.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2015

State contractor group urges driver alertness around school buses

As the new school year begins, the Pennsylvania School Bus Association is asking motorists to watch for students boarding and leaving buses.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2015

District to equip school buses with REI stop-arm cameras

Bellevue (Neb.) Public Schools will equip 10 of its 78 school buses with cameras from the supplier. The cameras capture images from multiple angles and can automatically download them to the transportation director’s computer.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJuly 13, 2015

North Carolina approves revised school bus crossing procedure

The state’s board of education approved policy revisions requiring bus drivers to use hand signals to help students safely cross the street and for student safety training to be documented.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2015

Virginia district rolls out stop-arm camera program

Arlington Public Schools rolled out the program using American Traffic Solutions’ CrossingGuard. Citations will be issued after a two-month warning period, as the school year begins.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2015

School board member convicted of passing stopped school bus

Tichi Pinkney Eppes of Virginia said she waited behind the bus and that it looked empty, but the police officer who issued the citation testified that there were children exiting at the time. She is planning to appeal.

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Videosby StaffJuly 7, 2015

New School Bus Boarding Procedure at North Carolina District, No. 1

Wake County Public School System students and their bus driver explain the district's new procedure for boarding the school bus.

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Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2015

Illinois group raises awareness of illegal school bus passing

A school bus driver, district transportation department director and local businesses partnered to form Students Take Our Priority (STOP), which aims to make motorists aware of the school bus stop arm and crossing arm.

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