The National School Transportation Association's executive director weighs in on the NTSB's report on the fatal 2018 crash in Rochester, Ind., and its recommendations.
The webinar “Vehicle Collision with Student Pedestrians Crossing High-speed Roadway to Board School Bus — Rochester, Indiana,” will be held on May 13 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
The report concludes that the probable cause of the 2018 crash in which three students were killed was a motorist’s failure to stop for their school bus. Contributing to the cause was the school district’s inadequate bus route safety assessment.
The National School Transportation Association is calling for the passage of the Stop for School Buses Act of 2019, which would conduct a comprehensive review of existing laws and programs in all 50 states and recommend best practices.
The National Transportation Safety Board releases the abstract of the final report for its investigation into the fatal 2018 crash in Rochester, Ind. It finds that the crash was caused by motorist Alyssa Shepherd’s failure to stop for the school bus.
School bus drivers must contend with a variety of safety concerns, and roadways that have been retrofitted to add bike lanes or travel lanes crisscrossing bike lanes add yet another.
The National Transportation Safety Board cancels its April meeting on the October 2018 crash, which killed three students and injured another.
National Transportation Safety Board investigative staff and board members will meet on April 7 on the October 2018 crash, which killed three students and injured another.
The recent Oregon Pupil Transportation Association Workshop covered topics ranging from responding to a school shooting and a fatal school bus fire to clarify confusing information on CBD oil.
Riverside Community School District reaches a settlement with the family of a student who died in a 2017 school bus fire.