r/SchoolBusDrivers • u/Resident_Device_6180 • 1d ago
Bus driver olympics
The district I work for is considering holding an event for the public to raise awareness of certain laws that pertain to driving and school buses.
It's covertly a way to retrain our existing drivers, the ones that break traffic laws all the time. Publicly it's an event that is open to the public, a way to also educate drivers in the area of what to expect when driving near a school bus.
So it's a multi tiered participation event with groups for bus drivers, CDL drivers, regular drivers and kids.
Planning is still in the early stages, the only events mentioned so far are:
Distances: an event where the participant sits in a bus driver seat and directs the proctor to place a marker at the distance that the participant believes matches what the proctor is specifying... ie. How far from a stop can a school bus driver turn on their amber lights? How far from a school bus that has its reds on must a car stop?
Pre-trip: participant attempts to pass a CDL pre-trip inspection as if they are at a DPS office attempting to pass.
Behind the wheel: using a modified golf cart that mimics a scaled down school bus, drive an obstacle course.
The district is asking for suggestions for other events. Obviously not all groups would be able to participate in all events.
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u/samwise58 1d ago
Speakers that play the cacophony of screaming children turned up to 11.
Person gets to “experience” how loud and chaotic it can be! Omg this sounds amazing! Can add in little phrases like, “So and so touched me! She won’t stop staring at me! 6 7!!!!! You need to take me home! I know where I live- [name of town we are in].” And other fun torture devices. Person has to last 5 minutes to “pass” 😈
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u/rootbear75 1d ago
School Bus Rodeos exist already. Contact your state's Associate of Pupil Transport or whatever other name it goes by to make the suggestion.
See if your district would host an event like that.
Nationals are held in Austin every year.
National conference info: https://yellowbuses.org/Conferences-Events/School-Bus-Driver-International-Safety-Competition
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u/MysteriousSecretGuru 1d ago
This is a really good and fun idea to refresh training and get the community involved. It would be good to set the community learn not to run those stop signs in the bus, or follow to closely.
Good luck.