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The 1990 death of six-year-old Elizabeth "Betsy" Anderson, in Washington State, led to the installation of school bus crossing arms, also referred to as "Betsy Bars" or "Betsy Gates" on all Washington state school buses by 1992. [citation needed] The crossing arms, when extended, require students to cross at least 5 feet (1.5 m) in front of the ...
School bus crossing arms, first introduced in the late 1990s, came into wider use. Electronics took on a new role in school bus operation. To increase child safety and security, alarm systems were developed to prevent children from being left on unattended school buses overnight. [23]
The state Legislature reauthorized support for cameras used on school bus stop arms to fine motorists who ignore the signs. Convictions for driving past school bus stop arms are up 47% in Pennsylvania
By the time the engineer saw the bus, there wasn't enough time for the brakes to slow down the train. [2] The ensuing collision killed 24 on the bus, including Silcox. 15 students managed to survive the crash, but with serious injuries. It is the worst railroad crossing accident involving a school bus in U.S. history. [3]
A school bus in Lodi, California, was so close to railroad tracks as a train passed on the morning of January 13 that the boom barrier used to close off car traffic rested on the roof of the ...
Police officers, school crossing guards, and even school bus drivers themselves may have the power to wave traffic on, even when a red light is flashing. On divided highways , most American and Canadian jurisdictions do not require vehicular drivers to stop when on the opposite side of the road from a stopped school bus.
Traffic crosses the Driver Street rail crossing in Durham on March 22, 2024. A man was killed March 14 when he tried to cross the tracks between East Pettigrew Street, right, and East Peabody ...
The school bus involved in the accident was a 71-passenger school bus built by American Transportation Company (which was acquired by Navistar International at the time of the accident), and was owned and operated by School Districts 47 and 155 through a Transportation Joint Agreement. At the time of the accident, 35 students were on board.