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Lytx report finds most risky driving trends in public transit

Findings include the five risky behaviors seen most often among transit drivers, most improved driving behaviors, and insights on how transit habits compare to those of other industries.

Former School Bus Driver Allegedly Steals Bus, Tries to Run Old Route

Sherry James of Tennessee, who resigned in October after video showed her using her phone while driving her bus, is arrested for allegedly stealing her old bus and trying to drive her former route, police said.

Tennessee School Bus Driver Recorded Using Phone Behind the Wheel Resigns

The bus driver resigns after being recorded on two separate occasions using her cell phone while driving a school bus.

NSTA Advocacy in Action — Bringing School Bus Safety Advocacy to Capitol Hill

As we continue to evolve school bus manufacturing, design, and equipment, let’s also evolve laws, penalties, and — most importantly — driver mindset, when it comes to careless and distracted driving around stopped school buses.

Driver Safety Devices Help Enforce Policies on the Road

From detecting alcohol use to locking mobile devices to limiting speed, here are some of the products available for boosting safe driver behavior.

Phones: not the only distractions

What about having conversations with kids (or even aides) on the bus while driving? Is that a source of distraction that should be avoided?

NAPT News & Views — When NTSB talks, we listen!

Over the years, the National Transportation Safety Board has become the gold standard for safety recommendations that should be taken to heart, and the agency’s vice chairman, Christopher Hart, is among its best keepers of the flame. There was much to be learned from his excellent presentation at the NAPT Summit in Memphis, Tenn., in October.

Distracted driving, bullying are key concerns in Memphis

A session at the NAPT Summit addresses ways that managers contribute to distracted driving, while a keynote presentation covers fatal school bus accidents caused by inattentive drivers. Handling problematic student behavior is the focus of a panel discussion and a joint presentation. At the trade show, Blue Bird unveils its redesigned Type D buses.

School bus drivers: Is trust enough?

The message should be framed not as “this monitoring device is here to make sure you don’t break the rules” but as “this device is here to protect you as well as the students.”

NAPT News & Views — Distracted driving: high on the national policy agenda

Distracted driving means different things to different people. But it seems clear that this subject will continue to be at the top of the national agenda as policymakers in Washington seek the proper balance between innovation, convenience and safety.

Lytx report finds most risky driving trends in public transit

Former School Bus Driver Allegedly Steals Bus, Tries to Run Old Route

Tennessee School Bus Driver Recorded Using Phone Behind the Wheel Resigns

NSTA Advocacy in Action — Bringing School Bus Safety Advocacy to Capitol Hill

Driver Safety Devices Help Enforce Policies on the Road

Phones: not the only distractions

NAPT News & Views — When NTSB talks, we listen!

Distracted driving, bullying are key concerns in Memphis

School bus drivers: Is trust enough?

NAPT News & Views — Distracted driving: high on the national policy agenda

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