Special Safety Concerns of the School Bus Industry (2010) / Chapter Skim
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Participants had an average of 17 years of experience in the area of school bus transportation, with a range of 1 to 40 years (n = 193; Table 2)
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10 Class B CDL 73 Class C CDL 4 No CDL/unspecified 2 Fleet manager 85 Instructor/trainer 34 State agency employee 32 Other 27 Transportation specialist 23 Maintenance supervisor 15 Mechanic/technician 14 Routing specialist/dispatcher 13 State director of pupil transportation services 13 Contractor management 7 School superintendent 5 Bus monitor/aid 5 Transportation researcher 3 Special interest group representative 2 Federal agency employee 0 School bus manufacturer 0 Total 367 TABLE 1 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES YOUR POSITION? n Response Average Range Years of experience 193 17 1–40 TABLE 2 HOW MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE IN THE AREA OF SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION?
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. In particular, the thoroughness of criminal background checks seems to be held in high regard by the survey respondents.
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22 Considerations for special needs student passengers 23 Students sticking arms and heads out of windows 26 Keeping up with routine school bus maintenance 37 Restraints for wheelchairs 38 Storage of driver's items (e.g., purses, clipboards, routing information) 39 Passenger restraints for special needs passengers 40 Insufficient or ineffective mirrors on the school bus 47 Rear bumper height 49 School bus foot pedal design (accelerator and brake)
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? n Average Responses "thorough" 186 5.7 TABLE 16 IN YOUR OPINION, HOW THOROUGH ARE THE DRIVER TRAINING PROCEDURES FOR YOUR FLEET (or in General If You Are Not Involved with a Fleet)
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Frequency Responses Annually 111 Annually and periodically 1 Periodically 40 Total 152 TABLE 23 HOW OFTEN ARE PHYSICAL EXAMS REQUIRED WITH YOUR FLEET? Frequency 1 to 2 years 2 years 30 days 6 months As mandated by Department of Motor Vehicles As necessary Initially, and as required by DMV Never Once Quarterly Home health screening Varies Total Responses 3 26 2 1 2 1 1 5 5 1 1 1 50 Table 20 shows the responses for the question: "What are the most common distractions to school bus drivers on the bus?
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3 Light-emitting diode (LED) lights 3 Improved communication devices 3 Total 143 TABLE 25 HOW CAN A SCHOOL BUS DESIGN BE IMPROVED FOR SAFETY?
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Table 36 presents the responses for the question: "What do you or your school bus drivers do to ensure your/their bus is safe in terms of security? " Conducting pre- and post-trip 18 Response Category Responses Improve training/monitoring employees 86 Improve communication with employees 21 Ensure maintenance issues are resolved 8 Other 6 Establish and maintain a safety culture 6 Educate the public, administration, law 6 No suggestions 4 Keep detailed records 3 Total 140 TABLE 30 WHAT CAN FLEET SAFETY MANAGERS DO TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THEIR OPERATIONS?
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Of those performing the drills, a majority indicated the drills are completed twice a year, whereas approximately one-quarter reported annual drills. CLOSING COMMENTS BY RESPONDENTS Table 40 shows the responses for the question: "Are there any special or unique safety concerns to school bus operations you believe were not addressed in this survey?
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