Kristin Rosenthal, a specialist with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reviewed plans in the works for projects with members of the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services during the second day of workshops at the virtual annual conference.
The annual report, in its 51st year, was unveiled during the first day of workshops held by the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS).
The legislation signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul uses a portion of fines for illegal passing of stopped buses to fund training for school bus drivers and motorists.
The association looks beyond COVID and critical driver-shortage impacts to gather data.
State representatives Thad Altman (R-Indian Harbour Beach) and Emily Slosberg (D-Boca Raton) put forward House Bill 179, which authorizes school districts to install cameras on school-bus stop arms to capture whether cars stop on approach.
Are your school buses equipped with the latest stop-arm cameras? Find out why these pieces of equipment are so helpful, how they work, and who has the solutions that can get you on the road to documenting driver infractions.
A U.S. Senate and House committee report out their surface transportation reauthorization bills with previously proposed legislation that aims to address the illegal passing of school buses.
Vehicle-to-everything technology tested on a Fulton County Schools bus shows it can alert a connected vehicle driver with a visual warning and audible signal to slow down, potentially preventing illegal passing incidents.
Terry, the director of transportation at Orangeburg County (S.C.) School District, discusses providing material and emotional support during the pandemic, and frustration with motorists passing stopped school buses even with the presence of stop-arm cameras.
The New York Association for Pupil Transportation, New York State School Bus Contractors Association, and law enforcement educate the public on illegal passing dangers and unveil Suffolk County’s new safety technology program.
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