Collision mitigation technologies are already benefiting school bus transportation, but the systems are slow in being adopted throughout the U.S. … so far Written by Jim Romeo
n late 2018, the Cullman County School System in
Alabama received a small fleet of brand-new buses that
were manufactured by IC Bus in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The dis- trict hired a drive-away service
to deliver the buses to Birmingham, where the school district would take possession.
During the trip, one of the bus driv- ers nearly crashed. By some stroke of good fortune, or rather by innovative technology at work, a likely dangerous incident was avoided. When the driver finally arrived in
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Alabama, she remarked that in a snap, something, somehow, took over her driving, and the collision was averted. However, unknown to her and any of the other contracted drivers, all of the new buses were equipped with colli- sion mitigation systems. Such systems are now standard technology on all new buses that are manufactured by the IC Bus. This story illustrates the unexpected
value that collision mitigation systems offer for the many people who drive, ride and travel in and around school buses. The equipment provides addi- tional safety—not only for the children
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