There has been an increasing push for the wide-spread adoption of stop-arm cameras to catch passing violators putting children’s lives at stake – which I have strongly supported. But, many are hesitant to invest in expanding their bus technology while asking, “do they work?” Until recently details on how well stop-arm cameras worked to deter… Read more »
With how frequently I write about increasing the presence of school bus recording equipment such as stop-arm cameras, you may think I am an outright proponent of school bus recording technology. But, as the technology improves and is used for a variety of ways, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the matter can be incredibly… Read more »
With the attention on stop-arm violations and cameras designed to catch drivers who speed around stopped buses, it is easy to forget that many schools don’t have the resources or budget to implement these high-tech video and audio systems. The majority of the systems featured in recent news stories focus on the state-of-the-art, high priced… Read more »
Technology plays a huge roll in keeping students riding school buses to and from school safe and accounted for. However, for fleets that don’t serve children or need to be conservative with their budget for transportation, perks like audio and video recording can seem frivolous and unnecessary. There is also a chance they may overlook… Read more »
I think we all know that it won’t be too many years before just about every vehicle on the road – including buses – come equipped with GPS and other sorts of electronic telematics systems, but who would have thought it would be so soon. Thomas Built Buses has announced a partnership with Zonar Systems… Read more »
