Students pile on and proceed to throw paper wads, carry on and hop from seat to seat. Drivers, meanwhile are helpless to quell the fray as they focues on the road in an attempt to complete a route in safety. But many communities are taking another look at school bus policy to protect children, drivers and the public.
Monthly Archive
for: ‘September, 2011’
Leonardo DiCaprio lends celebrity support to Fisker’s Karma hybrid
Last month, Fisker Automotive announced it had sold its third Karma vehicle to film star Leonardo DiCaprio. Priced at roughly $100,000, the Karma injects luxury into the hyrbid market.
Stringent guidelines on teen drivers may not yield ideal results
No passengers under 18 years old in the car until after six months. No driving without an adult after 10 …
The JASON Project’s Terminal Velocity curriculum uses crash tests to educate
It’s always hard to look away… In slow motion you see a car headed straight for a cement wall, only to crumple upon impact, airbags deploying and crash-test dummy being jarred about the interior of the vehicle. For most of us, crash test footage has never gone into consideration as a tool for educating students about physics.
Lexus crash test Genius – Who are you calling “Dummy?”
“Buckle up for safety,” was the charge of those wacky crash test dummies from old public safety announcements. They were …
Traffic getting to you? IBM report shows increase in negative health effects
We tend to think of a traffic jam as more of an annoyance than a health hazard, but the Global …
Four-year-old drives in China while her parents film the event
There are countless stereotypes and statistics about all kinds of drivers. Younger drivers, though, tend to get a pretty bad …
Drivers in Washington D.C. the worst the country has to offer
No one likes the way anyone else on the road drives, but if you’re going to shake your fist at …
