curriculum and at annual safety refreshers, said Lawrence. Another tool is the “rock and
roll” checklist that he and Fur- neaux discussed in their paper. Industry veteran Dick Fisher of school bus safety training com- pany Trans-Consult was among those to popularize the maneuver in state and national training on proper use of cross-view and rear- view mirrors as a way to ensure no students remain in the “Danger Zone” at school bus stops. The visual sweep starts with
drivers adjusting their position behind the wheel to check all mirrors and blind spots. They then: Scan all mirrors for stu- dents outside of the bus; check cross-over mirrors to check for students in front of the bus, near
Any rush to install technology designed to reduce or eliminated the dragging of students in the loading doors at school bus stops has stalled. Only 13 transportation directors or supervisors out of over 100 who replied to a magazine readership survey said they had technology installed to address student dragging:
69% Additional video cameras/monitors 15% Detection system in loading doors
15% Other (moving door switches to the right, driver awareness) (Out of 13 directors who stated they have implemented new technology.)
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28 School Transportation News • SEPTEMBER 2022
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