The Evolution of School Bus Stop Arms: From Basic Safety to High-Tech Protection
School Bus stop arms have come a long way. What started as a manual means of alerting other drivers to the school bus and the presence of children has evolved to incorporate significant innovation to counter ever-increasing traffic and driver distraction. Need for Innovation: Addressing Safety Concerns Our roadways [...]
4 Ways Video Mirror Systems Enhance Public Transportation Safety
Ensuring the safety and security of operators, passengers, and pedestrians in public transit is crucial. However, transit operators face numerous challenges that can compromise safety and operational efficiency. Traditional side mirrors, while standard in the industry, have significant limitations that can be addressed to enhance overall safety. The Challenges [...]
Urgent Action Needed: Combatting the Rising Risk in the School Bus Danger Zone
Every school morning, an invisible line is crossed that puts our children's lives at stake. Within the 10 feet surrounding a school bus—known as the "Danger Zone"—lies a growing, urgent crisis. Illegal school bus passing has increased in record numbers. The 2024 NASDPTS Illegal Passing Survey presents a dire [...]
From Lab to Street: How to Unleash the Power of AI on Public Transit
Written by: Tom Brodsky VP, Advanced Technology Group Written by: Tom Brodsky VP, Advanced Technology Group Over the past decade, improvements in computational power, including Graphical Processing Units (GPUs), dedicated accelerator chips, and new algorithms and learning techniques, have enabled rapid advances in AI [...]
Cameras on the bus, oh what a sight. . . – a Poem
Written by: Justin Malcom This poem written by our very own Justin Malcolm, Director of Product Management with help from ChatGPT. A fun reminder of the importance of cameras on school buses Camera safety technology is the foundational safety layer every school bus fleet needs [...]
AI-Driven Solution Helps Ensure Student Safety in the School Bus Danger Zone
Illegal school bus passings rack up an alarming 17 million stop-arm violations annually in the US, serving as a constant reminder of the potential dangers our children face. Each day, there are nearly 95,000 instances where a student is at risk of being hit by a vehicle. Fortunately, proven [...]
Safe Fleet Helps Save Lives, Prevent Injury, and Boost Fleet Productivity
Watch our awesome new video and meet Safe Fleet, the Smart Fleet Safety Company – we think you’ll want to get to know us even better. Another day, another chance to achieve your goals, go to work or school, run errands, or simply enjoy your daily routines. But an [...]
5 Ways to Reduce the Risks Associated with Illegal Passing
Illegal passing is a reckless act that puts innocent lives at risk. Children trying to get to or from school are vulnerable to distracted drivers who break the law by not stopping for a school bus. Just a couple of weeks ago, in North Carolina, two children narrowly escaped [...]
Get Increased Ridership and Faster Rides with AI
What if your agency could automatically issue violation notices to vehicle owners who block dedicated bus lanes? Violators would think twice before blocking a lane, making bus routes more effective and getting commuters to their destinations quicker! Living with Traffic Congestion Cities in the US are experiencing a traffic congestion [...]
Empowering Paratransit Agencies and Riders with Technology
Paratransit vehicles are an essential part of every city in the US; and in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), not only an essential but mandatory part of most transit agencies[1]. Paratransit Services Today The need for paratransit is rising. The MTA in New York City reports their [...]
How School Buses Safely Transport Students, And How We Can Help Prevent Injury
Each weekday, around 25 million students in the US hop on a school bus to get to school. School buses provide 70 times more chances of safe arrival to school, compared to a personal car.[1] Even so, there is still an annual average of 128 school transportation-related fatalities.[2] That [...]
How to Use Technology to Help Increase Passenger Safety and Reduce Crime on Public Transit
The COVID pandemic has had a huge impact on our society. Transportation is no exception. The number of people traveling by public transit has dropped dramatically since the pandemic began. In fact, in some cities, it's down to half of pre-2019 figures[1]. Most North American cities have not bounced [...]
5 Things Every Rail Car Needs to Create a Safer Environment
The moment we get to the train station and tap/swipe our cards at the turnstile, we enter a controlled environment. This is the result of different elements that make stations and trains as safe as possible for millions of daily passengers. HD camera systems, carefully designed pathways, display screens, [...]
3 Ways to Boost Passenger Experience and Safety with One Simple System
An Infotainment/Public Display system improves the passenger ride experience. Improving the passenger experience is as important as providing a high-level of on-and off-vehicle safety. Both play critical roles in increasing transit ridership. Safety and ridership go hand in-hand The need for enhanced transit safety grows as city size and ridership [...]
The Safe Fleet Connected School Bus
The combined value of a significant number of Safe Fleet school bus safety and efficiency solutions have been brought together to form the Safe Fleet Connected School Bus. The stronger together adage is reflected in this Connected Bus, which leverages the strengths of its separate parts resulting in an [...]
COVID-19 Student Contact Tracing
Know each bus, each route and the contact details of students at risk – in real timeContact tracing information is integral to providing student safety in today’s back-to-school environment. So integral that two international studies have each suggested that COVID testing and Contact Tracing are the key to reopening schools [...]
