School Bus Fleet

July 2014

A management & maintenance magazine for school transportation fleets

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industry news 11 J U L Y 2 0 1 4 • S C H O O L B U S F L E E T STRONGER THAN ALL OTHER RETRACTORS The QRT-360 utilizes innovative energy management designs and material technologies to deliver the system's full strength for maximum load capacity Thinking Beyond Safety Energy-absorbing steel frame, new high strength webbing Fine-adjust self tensioning from 25 high-strength teeth QRT-360 retractors achieve a surrogate wheelchair rating that meets the requirements of WC18 Re-engineered Positive Locking Interface contributes to the system's ability to secure extremely heavy loads Meets the Requirements of WC18 and is compatible with WC19 Wheelchairs District sees 42% drop in stop-arm violations In two years, illegal passing of Marietta (Ga.) City Schools buses decreased from 192 reported incidents in a day to 112. Since the district equipped 12 of its buses with stop-arm cameras last year, police have issued 830 citations. Schoolbusfeet.com/July14a WEB Exclusive News Pepper spray on school bus disrupts trip to volcano The bus was en route to Washington's Mount St. Hel- ens. After a student discharged pepper spray, the bus driver began to have trouble breathing but was able to pull over safely "before she became overwhelmed," ac- cording to the Washington State Patrol. Schoolbusfeet.com/July14b VIDEO: Truck passes bus on right, barely misses girl Authorities said a semi truck illegally passed a stopped school bus on May 30, nearly hitting a young stu- dent near Paynesville, Minn. The Minnesota State Patrol released this bus camera footage of the incident. The girl was not injured. Schoolbusfeet.com/July14c Converted electric school bus debuts In a new pilot project, Gilroy (Calif.) Unifed School District handed over an old diesel school bus and got it back as an electric school bus. In addition to the conver- sion, the district was supplied with a solar array to help generate electricity to power the bus. Schoolbusfeet.com/July14d PHOTOS: Firefghters battle school bus blaze Check out these shots of frefghters in Mesa, Ariz., responding to a fre on a special-education bus. Offcials praised the driver for her decisive actions to keep her passengers safe. Schoolbusfeet.com/July14e Photo by Lisa Leavell Photo by Christine Chen

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