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Jun112020 by Deirdre O'BrienNo Comments

Consistent Access to Education during COVID-19

The School Bus as a Wi-Fi Hotspot The issue of consistency and connectivity Back to school, a regular event that takes place every fall will roll out as anything but regular this year. COVID-19 has changed how we do pretty much everything, including how students return to school this year. The actual details remain to be confirmed, but the consensus so far is that we will likely see some or all of the following social distancing counter measures: Staggering the start and close of the school day Staggering meal times Moving classes to temporary spaces or even the outdoors Holding classes in shifts Alternating in-class days with school-from-home days The above options present a number of challenges, not the least of which is a lack of consistency from...

Apr82020 by Deirdre O'BrienNo Comments

Got Pre and Post Inspection Pain?

School Bus, Solution & Product Updates, Transit

Do you have regular pre and post inspection pain? Are you hemorrhaging time and effort on inflexible and complicated checkups? You are not alone. Pain from DVIR/pre and post-trip inspection requirements and the tools and/or manual processes used to meet requirements is a common sentiment in the bus/fleet management field. There has just not been a simple, easy, low-cost solution to address pre and post-trip (DVIR) inspections until now. If you’ve struggled with any of the following: (more…)

Mar22020 by Julius WalczynskiNo Comments

Whitepaper: A Mission to Keep Students Safe and Change Motorist Behavior

School Bus

We’ve written about this before; the number of school bus stop arm violations is increasing, and while catching and ticketing stop arm violators helps, it is often not enough to keep kids safe. Motorist distraction is usually said to be the underlying cause for this increase, but some experts are suggesting that we may also be observing more motorists passing stopped buses with deployed stop arms simply because they are less concerned about observing rules and regulations than before. Download our newest whitepaper, A Mission to Keep Students Safe and Change Motorist Behavior for a deeper dive into the number of stop arm violations across the US, what is currently being done and why it solves the problem only part-way, and our proposed solution to close the gap. (more…)

Apr92019 by Deirdre O'BrienNo Comments

Child Injury and Fatality from School Bus Stop-Arm Violations

Industry Trends, Perimeter Safety, School Bus, Solution & Product Updates, Stop-arm Cameras

How do we really drive the numbers down? We need to face some very hard facts. We are becoming more and more distracted. Our children are, and will continue to be in harm’s way, as we add more cars, more drivers and distraction to our daily lives: unless we do something really different from what we are currently doing today. (more…)