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Download full textNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 1998
This document outlines measures to enhance the safe transportation of children to and from school. It reports that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is dedicated to the highest standards of safety in school buses, and it outlines some of the NHTSA guidelines, such as rollover protection, body-joint strength, seat belts,…
Descriptors: Bus Drivers, Bus Transportation, Elementary Secondary Education, Safety
Barbera, Mary C. – Exceptional Parent, 1992
The important role of special education bus drivers is highlighted, and parents are offered suggestions for making their child's transportation to and from school a positive experience. Suggestions include following proper procedures, informing the driver of any special concerns, solving problems with compromise, and treating the driver in a…
Descriptors: Bus Drivers, Bus Transportation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Fowler, Donald – School Business Affairs, 1997
Describes actions taken by the Missouri School Bus Contractors Association to resolve bus-handrail defects. Describes cooperative efforts to develop national standards from 1936 to the present, public perceptions of school-bus safety, and recent improvements and requirements in school bus safety. (LMI)
Descriptors: Bus Drivers, Bus Transportation, Elementary Secondary Education, School Buses
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 1996
School-bus handrails have had the same basic design for more than 30 years. However, students' recent propensity to wear oversized and baggy clothing increases the likelihood that clothing or accessories may become snagged on bus handrails. Children across the United States have been injured or killed when their clothing or accessories caught in…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Bus Drivers, Bus Transportation, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1996
The hearing was held to examine the following student-transportation safety issues: defective handrails on school buses; the need for a school-bus specific-commercial driver's license; and the use of public transportation by students. Senator Mike DeWine presided over the hearing. The document contains testimonies and prepared statements of…
Descriptors: Bus Drivers, Bus Transportation, Certification, Driver Education
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1999
Providing transportation to children younger than kindergarten age has become more common for public school districts, and school personnel are unsure as to the rules, guidelines, and best practices that apply to the youngest school bus passengers. This document outlines the current Illinois requirements regarding the transportation of very young…
Descriptors: Bus Drivers, Bus Transportation, Day Care, Infant Care
Fox, Michael – Education Canada, 1995
Following the deaths of two elementary school students in bus-related accidents in 1992, the Coroner of Quebec held extensive hearings investigating school bus safety and accident prevention. A subsequent report addressed responsibilities of government and school board officials to correct deficiencies in school bus services and provided…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Boards of Education, Bus Drivers, Bus Transportation
