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The National Conference of State Legislators has reported an increase in the number of states using school bus stop-arm cameras to record motorists who violate school bus traffic laws. With this innovative technology they can identify and punish violators. [25]
The Truck and Bus Rule is considered by the Air Resources Board and other organizations such as the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Environmental Defense Fund as a win-win for the State of California: reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, reducing fuel use, providing fuel and operating cost-savings for truck owners, and reducing smog-forming pollution, in addition to providing human ...
When a school bus is sold for usage outside of student transport, NHTSA regulations require that its identification as a school bus be removed. [2] To do so, all school bus lettering must be removed or covered while the exterior must be painted a color different than school bus yellow; the stop arm(s) and warning lamps must be removed or ...
Only nine states, including Texas, have a law requiring seat belts on school buses. Most laws only mandate restraints on new buses.
Here’s a refresher on California rules of the road when it comes to school bus stops and child safety, plus the penalties if you don’t follow them.
“Shockingly, reports from the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services reveal that school buses are illegally passed over 43.5 million times annually.” Terry ...
FMCSA rules prohibit driving a passenger-carrying CMV (e.g., commercial and intercity buses, passenger vans, and school buses) for more than 10 hours, or to drive after having been on-duty for 15 hours. The 5-hour difference between the 10-hour driving limit and the 15-hour on-duty limit gives drivers the opportunity to take care of non-driving ...
The federal regulations don't mandate electric trucks or school buses, unlike California's tougher standards. But the EPA's rules will curtail a billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year.