The California Highway Patrol maintains that the green rails on Napa Valley Unified School District’s buses are not in compliance with state and national standards. Director of Transportation Ralph Knight discusses with SBF the benefits he says he believes the green rails provide, and the steps he’s taking to try to revise California’s regulations on school bus colors after an exemption request to allow the green rails was denied by the highway patrol.
Kentucky school district benefits from hybrid buses
Officials from Breathitt County Schools in Jackson, Ky., discuss the benefits they have seen and expect to see as a result of running 12 hybrid school buses, including improved fuel economy and reduced emissions. (Courtesy of the Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition.)