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Partnership Expands BusGates Stop-Arm Tech Amid Millions of Annual Violations

The Child Safety Network recently announced a collaboration with BusGates to address drivers illegally passing stopped school buses. According to a release , a national survey found that school bus drivers reported 66,322 illegal passing incidents in a single day, totaling millions of violations in one school year. Additionally, between 2000 and 2021, drivers who failed to stop for school buses caused 53 fatalities, nearly half of them school‑age children. The National Highw

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Dec 32 min read

American Business Times article on Child Safety Network and BusGates partnership reducing school bus stop dangers. Image shows a bus with a stop sign.

New Partnership Between Child Safety Network and BusGates Aims to Reduce School Bus Stop Dangers Nationwide

National partnership aims to end the 45 million annual illegal school bus passings and save children’s lives through advanced safety technology. "Every time a driver illegally passes a stopped school bus, they’re putting children’s lives at risk.” — Jeff Stauffer - BusGates Co-founder SPRINGFIELD, IL, UNITED STATES, November 11, 2025 / EINPresswire.com / --Child Safety Network™ ( CSN ™) is pleased to announce its collaboration with BusGates ® to combat a growing national c

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Nov 203 min read

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How School Bus Safety Innovation Inspired the Creation of BusGates

Every morning across America, parents send their children off to school with the same hope: that they’ll arrive safely and return home just as they left. For us, at BusGates®, that hope turned into a mission. BusGates® was born out of both love and fear. Love for our kids, and fear for what could happen in those few moments at the bus stop. We’ve all seen it: cars speeding past stopped school buses, ignoring flashing lights and stop arms. The frustration and anxiety of watchi

SAFETY INSIGHTS

Nov 172 min read

Yellow school bus with stop sign extended on a tree-lined street, cars waiting behind. Sunny day, shadows on the pavement, calm atmosphere.

Solving School Transportation Challenges with Stop Arm Extensions

As parents, we do what we can to make sure our kids are safe, especially on their way to and from school. Like millions of families across the U.S., we rely on the school bus every day. In fact, over 24 million K–12 students take the bus in the U.S. each morning and afternoon (National Center for Education Statistics, 2022). It's a huge system, and most of us assume it's working the way it should. One issue that impacts school bus stops across America - and doesn't get ne

SAFETY INSIGHTS

Oct 81 min read