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A crossing arm is a safety device intended to protect children from being struck while crossing in front of a school bus. Typically, school bus crossing arms are wire or plastic devices which extend from the front bumper on the right side of the bus when the door is open for loading/unloading and form a barrier.
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]
On average, five fatalities involve school-age children on a school bus each year; statistically, a school bus is over 70 times safer than riding to school by car. [27] Many fatalities related to school buses are passengers of other vehicles and pedestrians (only 5% are bus occupants). [ 28 ]
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
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.
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The first school safety patrols were formed in the 1920s, because of growing concern for the well-being of students walking to school because of increasing fatalities and crossing incidents. The nation's first school patrol crossing was created in St. Paul, Minnesota on February 17, 1921. [23]