Visit us in booth 629 to learn how we can help you change the danger zone into a safety zone.
We’re excited about this year’s NAPT Annual Conference and Tradeshow and looking forward to continuing conversations about Danger Zone Safety.
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360 degrees of Safety around the School Bus
64% of the school-age pedestrians fatally injured in school-transportation-related crashes in the last decade were struck by the school buses themselves. (NHTSA, Traffic Safety Fact Sheet, 2017)
Two deadly contributors to these preventable accidents are:
1) Driver Distraction and
2) Vehicle Blind spots
Whether we are drivers, pedestrians, or passengers, we all grow comfortable in our surroundings. Our everyday routines (driving to work, catching a school bus or walking to the bus stop) become the foundation for habits that, more often than not, are conducted in “autopilot mode.”
Not being fully present while navigating traffic is commonplace. But given the number of accidents attributed to distraction, looking for ways to be more awar
The safety of students and drivers underscores every step a school bus transportation department makes. What happens outside the bus is just as important as what happens inside — often more so as the majority of fatalities and injuries happen outside the bus.
How does Route Operations Planning factor into the equation? And could better, more efficient route operations lead to increased student and driver safety?
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Finding and keeping good school bus drivers is one of the biggest challenges facing school transportation today. 90% of fleets reported a driver shortage in School Bus Fleet Magazine's 2017 annual survey of school district fleets. And driver retention strategies are always a hot topic at every industry conference.
But what can you do to keep great employees in times of budget constraints? How do you encourage loyalty, reward good driving habits, and appreciate those displaying positive behaviors on a shoestring budget?
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