Twenty-three states require all school buses to be equipped with crossing gates on the front bumper to force students who are crossing to do so where their driver can see them, with Iowa and Wyoming only requiring the equipment on Type C buses. The other half of states allow local jurisdictions the discretion of adding crossing gates or not. The District of Columbia has no requirement.
a screen all of the people that are within the danger zone before he or she pulls away.” The Rosco 360HD system from Rosco Vision Sys- tems combines four aerial view cameras plus its Rosco MOR-Vision mirror/monitor system. Enhanced 3D technology enables drivers to see views of the bus at all angles covering crucial blind zones, noted company spokesperson Amy Ahn-You. The Rosco DCAMS e-Mirror mirrorless camera system
is designed to offer better visibility around the vehicle and received a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis- tration exemption to be used in lieu of exterior rearview mirrors. Digital cameras cover views shown in the flat and con-
vex lens of rear-view mirrors. The DCAMS field of vision is wider and deeper to show better views of the environ- ment alongside the bus, said Ahn-You. “The interior mounting of the monitors also addresses
any view obstructions that may occur when trying to view the exterior mounted mirrors,” she added. “The interior po- sition creates a direct line of site to the e-Mirror monitors.”
Rosco’s Eye-Max LED and HD LED Lighted Cross
View Mirrors system enhances the standard cross-view mirrors on school buses by integrating four bright LEDs into each mirror head, providing additional illumination in the bus’s front danger zone during low-light con- ditions such as early morning or evening loading and unloading, said Matt Eckert, senior director of school bus product sales. “The crossview LEDs not only increase visibility for the
drivers but helps guide students as they approach the bus and also get off the bus,” added Ahn-You. “Monitors offer a brightness for the driver that are not offered by mirrors alone. The 360HD system offers an aerial view plus dedicated views of the bus allowing the driver to ac- count for any students in a close proximity. The DCAMS e-Mirror system also offers a level of brightness an exte- rior mirror lacks without an external light source.” Student Shield has two sensors on the grille, one in the windshield, and one forward-facing on the rear of the bus designed to detect only human forms, significant- ly reducing false positive alarms, Eckert said. Student
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