The revised edition of this handbook represents a concerted effort to bring school safety to the forefront of business managers' daily and long-range planning activities. Although statistics show few fatalities on school grounds, schools appear to have a high frequency and incident rate of nonfatal injuries. According to the introduction, school…

The procedures in this manual are designed to establish stability and continuity within the student transportation department of the Toms River Regional Schools in New Jersey. The manual is divided into three sections. Section 1 provides driver and aide specific information. It includes directives related to time clock, spare buses, and…

This review of research points out how storybooks may affect a variety of children's behaviors, including language, achievement, and pedestrian skills. Additionally, ways that children's comprehension of storybook material may be increased are indicated. Directions for future research and practice are suggested. (Author/RH)

Designed for high school seniors, this supplemental traffic safety program serves as a catalyst for discussion and learning in the area of affective education and safe and responsible driving. The guide is comprised of seven instructional units: (1) Orientation; (2) Communication Skills; (3) Skillful Decision Maker and Why; (4) Recognizing…

Designed to emphasize the concept of the bicycle driver vs. the popular term, bicycle rider, this manual contains guidelines on bicycle safety, addressing itself both to parents and children. The main section topics are: (1) parent responsibility; (2) choosing a bicycle, fitting it to the child, and learning to drive; (3) bicycle equipment,…

A two-part trainee study guide for use in the classroom phase of the Emergency Vehicle Operation (EVO) training program is provided. Part 1, to be taken by all trainees, contains seven units organized into various subunits and includes the following: (1) introduction to the course; (2) some legal aspects of emergency vehicle operation (state…

This manual contains tips on preventing childhood accidents and instructions for handling those accidents which do occur. Part One outlines ways of preventing accidents involving the home, infant equipment, toys, school, cars, bicycles, playgrounds, sports, hiking, camping, and water; it also provides blank forms for a family's emergency medical…

A detailed study of warning signs with flashers in school zones was conducted by the Kentucky Department of Transportation to determine the signs' effectiveness in reducing the speeds of vehicles during times of pedestrian activity. Field investigations were conducted at all of the 120 flasher locations in Kentucky Highway Districts 6, 7, and 9.…

There are three levels of potential liability involved in the specific area of school safety patrols--liability of the school district as an entity of government, liability of the individual school board member, and liability of the school administrators who supervise the school safety program. But there is no known case in a court of record in…

These curriculum guidelines were developed to stimulate administrators to take action in developing an adequate safety program, motivate teachers to provide safety instruction, and arouse the interest of each child to become aware of the potential hazards and to influence him to make proper adjustment to his environment in order to avoid or…

This study was conducted to develop and evaluate a licensing program for operators of two-wheeled motor vehicles. Materials specifically developed for the study were: (1) a driver's handbook, (2) two forms of a written test, (3) an off-street driving test, and (4) a driving range. Once developed, these materials were the basis of the separate…

Two 3-day symposia, one attended by 131 participants from 33 states and the other by 122 participants from 21 states and two Canadian Provinces, were conducted to report the progress of selected driver training programs and to implement recent research findings. Activities included seminar group discussions, a panel discussion, and major…

The report covers an evaluation of the Uniform Driver Improvement School (UDIS) curriculum. Included in the sample were licensed California English-speaking traffic violators from the Richmond, Stockton, San Diego, and Los Angeles areas. Overall, the results directionally favored the UDIS over the control on both post accidents and convictions,…

Signs are such a commonplace sight in our everyday lives, that we can easily miss the artistic beauty and graphic harmony of the symbols used. Thoughtfully well designed and planned signs communicate with a simplicity and directness that signmakers and designers have adhered to for ages. Even contemporary signs still reflect their timelessness…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate both the written Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) driver licensing test, and a large sample of driver knowledge test items selected from the University of Michigan's Highway Safety Research Institute (HSRI) item pool. Test forms were administered to 48,000 California drivers license applicants. The…