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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.
A school bus is any type of bus owned, leased, contracted to, or operated by a school or school district. It is regularly used to transport students to and from school or school-related activities, but not including a charter bus or transit bus. [1] Various configurations of school buses are used worldwide; the most iconic examples are the ...
29. Injured. 24. The Yuba City bus disaster occurred on May 21, 1976, in Martinez, California. A chartered school bus transporting 52 passengers on an elevated offramp left the roadway, landing on its roof. [1] Of the 52 passengers (not including the driver), 28 students and an adult adviser were killed in the crash. [1]
The big story: Bus drivers remain in short supply for school districts across Florida. Despite efforts to increase pay and offer other incentives, districts continue to have dozens of vacancies to ...
The big story: Try as they might, school districts across Florida cannot seem to attract and retain bus drivers. Some have offered finder fees to current employees. Some have increased salaries.
Driver training began as a business in the United Kingdom in 1909-1910. The British School of Motoring (BSM) was founded in 1910 in South London by Hugh Stanley Roberts. It offered hands-on training and courses in driving skills (managing the controls and road aptitude) and repair. It also offered vehicles to drivers who wished to practice. [1] [2]
During the 2019-2020 school year, many schools closed after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, leaving school bus drivers without work and adequate pay. Many found other employment by the time schools opened.
Drivers in Idaho [18] and Kentucky [19] are not required to stop for a school bus on any highway with four or more lanes when traveling in the opposite direction, even if the only divider is a double yellow line. Drivers in California do not have to stop on any highway that is divided or is multi-lane (2 or more lanes of travel in each ...