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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2011

Danger zone fatalities drop

Thirteen children were killed in school bus loading and unloading accidents in the 2009-10 school year. The total is down nearly 25 percent from the previous year.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2011

Texas student killed by truck while exiting school bus

The 7-year-old boy is struck by a pickup as he crosses the street to his house after disembarking his bus. Salvador Hernandez, who allegedly failed to heed the bus' flashing lights and stop sign, is facing an involuntary manslaughter charge.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2011

Loophole in bus passing law targeted

One missing word in Virginia’s regulation on stopping for school buses allowed a motorist to avoid being convicted. A state legislator introduces a bill that would add “at” to fix the law.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 3, 2011

Lawmakers to again consider illegal bus passing law

Nathan’s Law, named after a boy who was killed by a motorist as he was disembarking his school bus, will be re-introduced during the Mississippi Legislature’s 2011 session. The bill got full support from the state Senate last year, but died in a House committee.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2010

System bolsters student safety in and outside school buses

Among the components of BusGuard by ONGO Live Inc. is VidCops, which enables the company to send traffic tickets to motorists who illegally pass stopped school buses. The company’s CEO and COO discuss this and the system’s other features with SBF.

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Newsby StaffDecember 7, 2010

Student injured in school bus crash dies

Five-year-old Karen Stoute passed away on Monday morning. In the accident, an 18-wheeler strikes the bus from behind as it is moving forward after picking up students. All 21 students on board sustain injuries.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2010

Student saved from serious injury in illegal bus passing incident

Dustin Wulf honks his bus’ horn after he sees that a car is going to pass the stopped bus and is approaching too fast. The horn alerts 7-year-old Stalena Whitehead, who is able to step back before being grazed by the car as it slides around a corner.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2010

New technology captures illegal bus passing incidents

ACS CrossSafe records high-quality footage; the video is watermarked with the time, date, GPS coordinates and other information needed for proving the violation. Affiliated Computer Services, which designed the system, manages the entire reporting process.

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Newsby StaffOctober 13, 2010

Efforts to observe School Bus Safety Week abound

A non-profit coalition has issued tips for children, while a school bus contractor and operations from Missouri to Nevada have organized safety lessons and assemblies for students. In Florida, the departments of Education, Transportation, and Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles have developed the “Stop on Red, Kids Ahead” campaign.

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ArticlesOctober 12, 2010

NAPT News & Views

Try to interest reporters in the hard news that affects our industry during the school year.

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