ported the original buses from Oklahoma to Alabama, the collision mitigation system took over and avoided what could have been a terrible crash.
The school district had only
owned the new vehicles that were equipped with the collision miti- gation systems for a short time, but they had already earned their keep.
Saving Lives & the Cost Equation Cullman County’s Harper said
he feels it’s about time that such technology finds its way onto every new school bus in the U.S. “I think it’s a no brainer,” he advised. “You have these things on trac- tor trailer trucks hauling sweet potatoes. And it took a long time before they put it on school buses
You have [collision mitigation] on tractor trailer trucks hauling sweet potatoes. And it took a long time before they put it on school buses hauling children. That’s a
little bizarre to me.” —Jeffrey Harper, Cullman County School System in Alabama
hauling children. That’s a little bizarre to me.” Harper calls collision
mitigation systems “amazing technology.” From his point of view, Harper believes that the systems are “just so far ahead and so safe.” He continued, “I’m trying [to find] a way to fund a retrofit with [the buses] I have left. I’ve got 110 buses on the road on regular routes. I’d love to have it on all of them.” He noted that the frequent
question that is asked when discussing the technology is, “What’s the cost?” And to that he responds: “What’s the cost? It should be more like what’s a kid’s life worth?” ●
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