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Proposal to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Project Title: A Cooperative Program to Reduce Incidents of Vehicles Passing Stopped School Buses in a Coastal Region of North Carolina. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration .
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Proposal to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Project Title: A Cooperative Program to Reduce Incidents of Vehicles Passing Stopped School Buses in a Coastal Region of North Carolina
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration • Stop Arm Violations - High Priority • Demonstration Projects Funded • Issued up to 4 grants nationally • Why North Carolina?
Background : November, 1996 • Report on the Spring, 1995 Florida stop arm study presented at the National Association for Pupil Transportation Conference • Car that passed their stopped school bus hit two students in Davidson County • not only a problem in Florida but in North Carolina as well
Stop Arm Violation Task Force • Department of Public Instruction • Guilford County Schools • Wake County Schools • Wilson County Schools • Governor’s Highway Safety Program • Highway Patrol • Institute for Transportation Research and Education (NC State) • Division of Motor Vehicles
NC - baseline data in April, 1997 • 2,636 stop arm violations counted by drivers on April 15, 1997 • 1,935 stop arm violations counted by drivers on April 21, 1998 • Not as many counties participated
Issues • High Number of Violations Reported • Definition of violation • When the stop sign comes on • Is the bus still moving? • Court System • Vehicle Equipment • Awareness/Different Laws
Mike Ward State Superintendent
Richard Moore Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety
Janice Faulkner DMV Commissioner
Media event - August, 1997 • United plea for motorists to heed the school bus stop arm • Announced the results of the 1997 count • PSA distributed to all media in the state
“The Bus Stops Here….And So Should You” • National Awards • Education Press Association • Distinguished Achievement Award • American Association of Motor Vehicle Records Administrators • Regional • National • North Carolina State Fair, October, 1997 • Stop arm violation awareness theme at school transportation exhibit • school bus stop arm law • PSA • Thousands of stickers: “The Bus Stops Here… And So Should You” .
Law Enforcement Involvement • NC Highway Patrol • Officer On A School Bus • Stop for the School Bus • “Operation Stop Arm”- Guilford County
NHTSA Project - Target Communities • New Hanover County • Pender County • Onslow County
New Hanover County Schools • Over 21,000 students; about 11,000 ride 174 yellow buses • 1997 stoparm count, 93 violations counted • 1998 stoparm count, 80 violations counted • Key Personnel: • Michael Wayne, transportation director • Jackie Genes, TIMS coordinator
Onslow County Schools • Over 22,000 students; about 12,500 ride 201 yellow buses • 1997 stoparm count, 61 violations counted • 1998 stoparm count, 40 violations counted • Key Personnel: • Jeff Smith, transportation director • Barbara Rooks, TIMS coordinator
Pender County Schools • About 6,000 students; about 3,800 ride 85 yellow buses • 1997 stoparm count, 20 violations counted • 1998 stoparm count, 9 violations counted • Key Personnel: • Jerry Faulk, transportation director • Thurman Casey, TIMS coordinator
Key Project Components • Bus Driver Stoparm Violation Data Collection • Transportation Information Management System (TIMS) • Statewide system for routing/scheduling school buses • Data Reporting: Mapping of Results
Key Project Components (cont’d) • Law Enforcement Response • Data and Maps Supplied • Local Expertise • Video and Engine Analysis • Public Awareness – Air Time for PSA • Possible Stations • WCTI-TV, New Bern • WITN-TV, Washington • WFXI-TV, Morehead City • WECT-TV, Wilmington
TIMELINE • Mid September, 1998 – Initial Meeting of Project Team • Early October 1998 – Take initial counts • October, 1998 • Produce maps • Initial PSA airing • NC State Fair
TIMELINE (cont’d) • Late October/Early November, 1998 • “Operation Stop Arm” • Install Video Equipment • November, 1998 • Stoparm Violation Count # 2 • February, 1999 • Second PSA Airing • Stoparm Violation Count #3
TIMELINE • March, 1999 • “Operation Stop Arm” • Release results of Video Observations • April, 1999 - Statewide One Day Count of Stoparm Violations • August, 1999 - Back to School Push
Ongoing • Educational materials - school PTAs and community groups • NC Highway Patrol programs
Next Steps • Refined timeline and summary sent to all project partipants • Data Collections within a few weeks • Data reporting/mapping compiled