As we start the new year and resolutions are made, shouldn’t improving child safety be one of them? Child safety is always Blue Bird’s main priority and our Blue Bird Vision school bus helps us to meet that expectation, where safety is built in. With an estimated 25 million children riding to and from school on any given day, did you know a school bus is the safest form of ground transportation? In fact, the federal government considers school buses to be about 9 times safer than other passenger vehicles during the normal school commute. The reason for this is that school buses are designed specifically with safety in mind from the yellow color, flashing lights and stop signs to be sure they stand out, to the compartmentalization through closely spaced seats and high-impact absorbing seat backs. In an additional study, students are 70 times more likely to get to school safely when taking a school bus instead of traveling by car, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
With the safety measures mentioned above already in place, what makes the Blue Bird Vision any different? The Vision earns its name due to its best in class driver visibility and maneuverability. The vision provides exceptional forward visibility and unique mirror systems that improve driver awareness and increase the safety of the children around the bus as well as in
side. The Vision has a closer direct line of sight than any other conventional school bus even without the use of mirrors. This is just one of the reasons the Vision is one of the safest Blue Bird school buses on the road. With Blue Bird safety is standard, not optional. Tune in again for part two in our Vision series for more information on how Vision exceeds safety expectations.
Customer satisfaction and passenger safety is our priority here at Colorado/West Equipment, Inc. and Nebraska/Central Equipment, Inc. We look forward to serving your bus needs. Contact us today for more information.