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Keeping The Main Thing The Main Thing

Keeping The Main Thing The Main Thing. Ben Shew WV Department of Education Office of School Transportation. The Main Thing. Provide a safe and efficient transportation system to transport students KCS transports over 20,000 students Drivers drive over 3,000,000 miles annually

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Keeping The Main Thing The Main Thing

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  1. Keeping The Main Thing The Main Thing Ben Shew WV Department of Education Office of School Transportation

  2. The Main Thing Provide a safe and efficient transportation system to transport students • KCS transports over 20,000 students • Drivers drive over 3,000,000 miles annually • The average driver drives approximately 20,000 miles annually • KCS maintains an excellent safety record

  3. Safety Safety at the bus stop • Loading and unloading • Follow the procedures that are required by Federal regulations • Slow down the process • Pay attention to the details • Pay close attention to the younger students Consequences • 1 death and 4 serious injuries last year

  4. Injuries • 5 year old in Lincoln County • Elderly lady ran the red signal bus lights • Guardian not at the stop • Driver released the child from the berm of the road • 6 year old dragging victim • Bus stop off the main road • Driver on the intercom as students loading • 1st of 2 students reached the top step • Driver shuts door on 2nd pinning child’s foot • Driver pulls away slowly dragging child • Student not seriously injured but tramatized

  5. Injuries • 5 year old critically injured • Driver pulls off the road for stop • Students already at the front of bus as door is opened • Driver does not apply park brake • Girl sees mother and gets off at wrong stop • Driver does not hear child say “I see my mommy” twice with the second being at his side • Child is hit by a passing truck

  6. Injuries • 5 year old ran over by a school bus • Driver pull off road for bus stop • Child gets off bus • She does not see her mother and walks to rear of bus looking for father • She returns to the front of bus and walks in front of bus and is knocked down by the bus and ran over • Rear tires pull the hair out of child’s scalp but misses head. • Child is injured but not seriously

  7. Safety Pre and post trip inspections • Team effort to safely maintain the bus • Large majority of bus defects should have been caught during driver inspection • Most defects affect driving and braking equipment • Assure against possible terrorist activity Consequences • Serious accident • Bus is out-of-service longer • Pipe bomb caused a shut down of the road and rail for 3 hours

  8. Leadership Traits for a Bus Operator • Fair and consistent • Good judgment • Dependable • Take initiative • Decisive (good decisions without delay) • Tactful (maintain good relations and avoid problems)

  9. Leadership Traits • Integrity (honest and truthful) • Enthusiastic • Competent • Unselfish • Courageous • Loyal

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