![]() "Just ask them to obey the bus driver," adds Hernandez. We're not going anywhere, until you've got your seat belt on," Zarifis said. She is sitting in the drivers seat wearing a reflective vest, looking toward the camera, through the open door. "Educate your children about how important it is to put that seat belt on, just like in the car. School bus driver looking through doorway A mature African-American woman in her 40s driving a school bus. Zarifis says drivers support the latest seat belt legislation and are doing a great job, but that they need a little help. Charges have been filed after video from inside Colorado bus shows children violently lurch forward after the driver suddenly applied the brakes in an apparent attempt to teach the children a. ![]() "As I talk to some of my colleagues around the state, yeah, I think there are some challenges about how kids see it as a safety issue," says Ken Zarifis with Education Austin. "It's a distraction for us when we have to look back and see somebody that is out of their seat," Hernandez says.Īccording to Education Austin, many other drivers are struggling as well. Hernandez says once the bus gets moving, there's very little he can do to keep bouncing kids from taking seat belts off, because he has to keep his focus on his driving and on the roads. "Ladies and gentlemen, please," says Hernandez, "While I'm driving, do not take your seat belts off." ![]() ISRI 6832 Bus Driver Seat with Climate Control, Dual Arms and 3-Point Belt in Black Genuine Leather. The new law requires all newly purchased buses to be equipped with seat belts, and some bus drivers say getting students to actually use the seat belts is difficult, especially while driving.Īustin ISD bus driver JD Hernandez makes an announcement on the bus over the PA system every time he picks up a load of kids. ISRI 6832 Bus Driver Seat with Dual Arms and 3-Point Belt in Black Genuine Leather.
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