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Verra Mobility launches National School Bus Safety Week campaign to raise awareness around school bus safety
Organizations are encouraged to download and share the free toolkit, including social media posts and digital collateral, to advocate for safer school
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[{"type":"text","content":"Organizations are encouraged to download and share the free toolkit, including social media posts and digital collateral, to advocate for safer school transportation\nMESA, Ariz., Oct. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Verra Mobility Corporation (NASDAQ: VRRM), a leading provider of smart mobility technology solutions, has launched the 'Zero in on School Bus Safety Toolkit' to champion National School Bus Safety Week (October 21-25) and encourage others to embrace the importance of using safe driving behavior around school buses.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nPassing a stopped school bus with its stop-arm extended is against the law, yet thousands of Americans do this on a daily basis. The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS) annual survey showed 45.2 million drivers received a violation for illegally passing school buses last school year - up from 43.5 million during the prior school year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relates this to the most devastating consequence, stating an average of 108 fatalities occurred each year via school transportation-related crashes from 2013-2022.\nTo encourage communities and organizations to raise awareness around this issue, Verra Mobility created 'Zero in on School Bus Safety Toolkit' with resources including social media posts, statistics, and digital collateral to raise awareness and create safer school bus transportation. To download the free materials and share this important safety message, visit www.verramobility.com/national-school-bus-safety-week-toolkit.\n\"Every day, millions of students rely on school buses for safe transport to and from school,\" said Belinda Olivares, general manager of the school bus stop arm division at Verra Mobility. \"The illegal passing of stopped school buses threatens our students' safety. That's why Verra Mobility is partnering with school districts to install school bus safety arm technology to protect students as they board and exit the bus. These programs are proven to alter driver behavior, but we must do more. The goal of the toolkit is to give school districts and organizations across the nation a way to deliver the safety message in one easy step.\"\nVerra Mobility's school bus stop arm program works when the bus's stop arm is deployed, and a camera automatically detects vehicles that pass the...