FIrst, Bendix introduced the first electronic stability control, the ESP Full Stability System, for the school bus industry to help drivers maintain control in a host of adverse conditions. Now, company officials say new technology is in development to automatically brake vehicles when the driver is detected to have left his or her seat.
control, but stability control comes first.” Edgerly agrees. Tomas Built Buses
currently offers a suite of technologies on its new BusWise technology platform, including a warning system from Mobileye N.V. that prevents forward and pedestrian collision and lane departure as well as the PV360 multi-camera, which provides a 360-degree view of the bus exterior. He cited NHTSA statistics that 93
percent of crashes are due to human error, which has prompted the agency to recommend that all vehicles be equipped with a forward collision avoidance system. “Te effectiveness of these innovations make them a must for all fleets. But for those fleet managers who are still not convinced, they should review the history of student-transportation related crashes in their district, driver behavior, repair costs, and even weather and road conditions in their area to determine the cost/benefit of opting for collision mitigation and ESC technologies,” he added.
Andersky would like to see ESC become
standard equipment on all buses and believes it will eventually happen through regulatory action. More likely, he predicted, districts will simply begin to acquire ESC- equipped buses over time. “Ten they automatically start to order it when they renew because they may find they’re having fewer fender benders or slid- ing into something on snow less often,” he said. “Districts will want to make sure they have the safest buses they can have. When they see how it works, they’ll ‘get it’ and they’ll want it.” “Technology is going to continue to
evolve. It’s going to get better and it’s going to get cheaper,” Andersky said. “Te next 10 to 15 years are going to be really exciting around safety and it will find its way to school buses.” ●
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