The pupil transportation community is, far and away, the most isolated among America’s public transportation sectors – which include motorcoach, transit, paratransit, non-emergency medical, taxi,
As this column has often discussed, the principal justification for school bus service is the fact that children below age 13, and particularly below age
Every responsible society has mechanisms to hold its citizens, and their organizations, accountable for their actions. With respect to safety, our society effects this goal
Except in rural areas with vast distances between intersections, a bus stop can reasonably be placed in one of three positions: Immediately before an intersection
In this installment, we are going to discuss an important element of bus stop safety: The bus. Most members of the pupil transportation community know
In a past lesson (“Who Picks the Stops,” February, 2007), we learned that the selection of a bus stop effectively defines the path the student
In the last installment of this series (July 2007, STN), we began discussing a crossing accident whose central issue was the contractor’s decision to permit
In the last installment (STN, Jun, 2007), I stressed the importance of distinguishing between an actual bus stop and the waiting area across the street
How many school districts instruct their students, as a formal policy, to, “Please arrive at the bus stop at least five minute before the bus
The previous article in this series emphasized the importance of transportation professionals selecting bus stops instead of students or their parents doing so. Regardless, while
