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ArticlesOctober 1, 2006

Confronting the Top 10 Safety Concerns

Although stop-arm violations are a top safety concern for school bus operations across the nation, other transportation-related issues can be just as vexing. The following list identifies the most common challenges pupil transporters face and effective ways of dealing with them.

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2005

LED Unit Bolsters 'Stop' Message

What part of the word S-T-O-P don't they understand? To someone on the inside of the pupil transportation industry, the problem of illegal passbys...

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2004

Extending Safety Margins Around School Buses

It would be easy to take for granted the safety equipment that has become commonplace on the exterior of school buses — stop arms, eight-way light sys...

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ArticlesDecember 1, 2002

NASDPTS: State Directors Grapple With Tough National Issues

High-profile issues such as school bus occupant protection, school travel research and diesel emissions programs were hot topics at the 2002 conferenc...

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ArticlesSeptember 1, 2002

Campaign Essentials: Spreading the Word About Stop-Arm Running

Stop-arm runners plague school bus drivers nationwide. One driver from Ohio explains it this way: "It seems to be the same story every day. At least o...

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2002

Do School Buses Need Additional Warning Devices?

The familiar yellow school bus is rightfully touted as being the safest vehicle on the road. But, is it as safe as it should be? Do we, the people who...

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2000

Always in a hurry, got somewhere to go

Too many children have died because motorists have decided that the flashing red lights and extended stop arm of a school bus are merely a suggestion.

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2000

How to Put the Brakes on Stop-Arm Runners

New tactics for reducing 'fly-bys,' including video surveillance, flashing headlights and multiple stop arms.

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ArticlesJune 1, 1998

Unsafe Passage: How to Curtail Illegal Pass-Bys

Thousands of motorists illegally pass school buses every day.

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ArticlesJune 1, 1998

Curtailing fly-bys requires media savvy

Our editors are getting reports throughout the country that traffic laws are being so routinely violated that they are undermining school bus safety. ...

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