CORE REFRESHER

1
CORE REFRESHER

• Oregon Department of Education

2
Drivers are Responsible

• Certificate Requirements
• Driving Records
• Physical Conditions
• Mental Alertness
• Recognizing Crash Producing Situations
• Knowledge
• To Employer Public

3
Certificates

• Expires every 2 years 55 and under
• Expires every year 56 year old and over or other
  medical problems
• Physical
• First Aid must be maintained at all times
• Core or Core Refresher
• Average of 8 hours of classroom instruction per
  year

4
Driver Records

• Maximum of 30 points
• Each violation 10 points
• Crash where you are primary cause worth 10 points

5
Point Deductions

• Points count for 3 years (Sample)
• 25 months prior VBR 10
• 17 months prior Crash 10
• 12 months prior Failure TCD 10
• 30
• Each month drive with out -12
• citation or crash
• Current point value 18

6
Point Deductions--However

• 25 months prior VBR 10
• 17 months prior Crash 10
• 12 months prior Failure TCD 10
• 30
• Each month drive with out
• citation or crash -12
• Citation today!!!! 10
• All come back 40

7
Serious Violations

• Speeding in excess of 15 miles
• Reckless driving
• Improper or erratic traffic lane changes
• Following too closely
• Violation in connection with a fatal accident
• Operating without privileges
• Failure to carry or present license
• Failure to stop at RR when its required

8
Ways to Loose your CDL

• Driving under the influence
• Leaving scene of accident - failure to perform
• Using vehicle to commit a felony
• Murder, manslaughter or negligent homicide while
  operating motor vehicle
• Driving while suspended or revoked

9
Physical Responsibilities

• Meet OAR physical requirements
• No impairment that interferes with driving
• Close and open door with at least 30 pounds
• Climb steps 17 ½ inches
• Reaction time of ¾ of second
• Drag 125 pound 30 feet in 30 seconds
• Depress brake with 90 pounds of force
• Depress clutch with 40 pounds of force
• Visual acuity of 20/40, see colors red, green,
  yellow
• Hear forced whisper at not less than 5 feet

10
Alcohol and Drugs

• Not under influence of alcoholic beverages
• 8 hours prior to going on duty
• What about prescription drugs

11
Insulin Dependent Drivers

• What is a Diabetic OAR 581-053-0002
• Fasting glucose level greater than 200 mg/dl
• HbA1C greater than 5.9 requiring insulin or other
  medication that may lead to a hypoglycemic event
• OAR 581-053-0006
• Spells out what all parties must do

12
Driver Responsibility

• Self monitor 1 hour prior to driving and approx.
  every 4 hours
• gt100 and lt300
• Report to employer loss of consciousness
• Carry readily absorbable fast-acting glucose

13
Driver Responsibility Cont.

• Maintain daily logs for 6 months
• Supervisor
• ODE
• Annual eye exam
• Proof of instruction on diabetic management,
  diet, safe driving, symptoms of hypoglycemic
  hyperglycemic events

14
Disqualification

• HbA1c lt5.9 and gt9.5
• Unless a medical opinion why
• Self-monitor lt100 or gt300
• Only until numbers are in compliance
• Loss of consciousness relation to diabetes
• Falsifying records

15
Responsible for our Mental Alertness

• Aware of road conditions
• ice, snow, rain, new gravel, construction
  hazards
• Develop good habits
• Problems arising with the bus

16
Recognizing Crash Producing Situations

• Discuss following 5 situations
• What would you do?
• What is potential?
• What is the hazard?
• How could this have been avoided?

17
Situation 1

• Normal turnaround
• Car parked where turnaround is

18

• Driver dropped student before backing
• Driver back into pole

19
Situation 2

• Group of drivers leave garage at same time
• Arrive at timed light
• at the same time
• Agreed if they hurried all could get through

20
What Could Happen Did

• As the first bus pulled forward a car stopped in
  the intersection to make a left and stalled

• The driver of the first bus slammed on brakes
• Remaining buses could not stop

21
Situation 3

• Dark, raining day
• Experienced driver
• Knew all students
• Johns dad always brought and waited at stop
• Missed the bus
• Just go to the next stop

22
(No Transcript)
23
Situation 4

• Driver making a left turn at a traffic signal
• Student yelled during the turn
• Pedestrian stepped into crosswalk against the
  light

24
Situation 5

• Two lane road
• Sunny
• Curve on 35 mph
• Broken down truck in road
• Maximum visibility 100 feet

25
Poor Driving Habits

• Cell Phone
• Reading
• Shaving
• Eating
• Drinking
• Putting on makeup

26
Drivers Responsible to Recognize Types of
Accidents

• Backing
• Left turns
• Right turns
• Fixed objects
• Parked cars
• Poles
• Buildings

27
Drivers are Responsible for Knowledge

• ORS 811.512 school bus safety lights
• ORS 811.155 failure to stop of safety lights
• Class A traffic infraction
• 630 fine
• ORS 811.157 stop law violator reporting
• ORS 820.105 stop arms allowed on buses
• ORS 820.180 Unsafe school vehicle operation
  penalty

28
Making a School Bus Stop
29
Responsibility to Employer

• Informing employer of route conditions
• Road conditions
• Vehicle condition
• Student load conditions
• Student discipline conditions
• Scheduling problems

30

• Being punctual
• Being dressed appropriate
• Having positive attitude
• Informing employer of change in driving or
  criminal record

31
Responsibility to Public

• Thats parents, students and taxpayers in general
• Number one area SAFETY
• Economical
• Be on time
• Obey traffic laws and drive defensively
• Care of equipment
• Maintain discipline inside

32
Session 2

• Checking equipment
• Loading/unloading
• Railroad crossing
• Emergency procedure
• Basic vehicle operation
• Oregon School Bus stop law
• Student management teaching techniques

33
Pretrip

• Why conduct a good pretrip?
• What could go wrong without it?
• What items should be check?

34
Engine and Undercarriage

• Engine
• Oil level
• Coolant level
• Power steering fluid, pump and belt
• Alternator
• Air compressor and belt
• Hoses
• Wiring

35
Front Axle

• Steering box and linkage
• Springs and mounts
• Shocks
• Rims, tires and lug nuts
• Hub oil seals
• Brake chambers
• Hoses
• Drums and slack adjuster

36
Rear Axle

• Rims, tires and lug nuts
• Axle seal
• Springs and mounts
• Shocks absorbers
• Brake chambers, hoses
• Drum and slack adjusters
• Mud flaps

37
Bus Interior

• Clutch/gearshift
• Oil pressure
• Ammeter/voltmeter
• Air/vacuum
• Parking brake
• Steering play and horn
• Mirrors, windshield and sun visor
• Wipers and washers

38
Bus Interior cont.

• Lighting indicators
• Dome lights
• Heaters and defrosters
• Emergency equipment
• Passenger door, step well and handle
• Emergency exits and buzzers
• Windows
• Seating

39
Bus Exterior

• Tow hooks
• Mirror brackets
• Unlawful to pass
• Battery
• Body panels

• Stop arm
• Lettering, numbers and paint
• Reflectors
• Bumpers

40
Lights

• Head lights
• Turn signals
• Hazard lights
• Clearance lights
• Identification lights
• Brake lights
• Backup lights
• Tail lights
• Amber/red bus safety lights

41
Loading and Unloading

• Most dangerous part of our job
• Some drivers willfully pass bus safety lights
• In a year 23 students killed in Danger Zone
• During the loading/unloading process, statistic
  indicate that half of all students killed by
  their own bus driver

42
School Bus Stop Law

• Check mirrors and traffic
• Activate lights 300 before stop
• Stop on roadway
• Secure bus properly
• Open door activating red lights
• Check on students waiting for direction
• Check traffic - direct students
• Remain stopped until students are seated

43
Important Things to Remember

• If bus is going to stop or stand on roadway to
  load or unload the bus must have the safety
  lights operating - NOT AN OPTION
• Off the road stops no lights used
• Either on the road or off the road, no half way
• Mimic other buses is allowed
• Dont trap vehicles, be consistent

44
Problems During Loading

• Students pushing
• Students in multiple locations around the bus
• Stops on multiple lane roads
• Stops at railroad tracks
• Poor, limited visibility

45

• Accidents resulting in most injuries and
  fatalities occur at railroad crossing
• 85 of grade crossing accidents users cross on a
  regular basis

46

• Procedures for crossing tracks
• Stop at least 15 feet
• Not more than 50 feet
• Quiet students and noisy devise
• Open service door and windows, close door
• Cross track without changing gears

47
Questions

• May a driver proceed across tracks with door
  open? For better visibility and hearing?

• No OAR 581-053-0015(7)(e) The door must be
  closed when proceeding across the tracks

48
Question

• May a driver cross a grade crossing in an empty
  school bus without stopping?

No ORS 811.460 the law speaks to a transport
vehicle not the load
49
Question

• Are any railroad crossing exempted by law from
  stopping requirements?

• Yes, ORS 811.465
• Abandon marked Exempt
• Tracks under flag
• Industrial tracks

50
Max Tracks

• No stop if
• Fixed guideway system vehicles operate within and
  parallel to the right of way of a street
• All vehicle movements are controlled by traffic
  control devices

51
Multiple Tracks

• Proper procedures for multiple track
• Use the first track and conduct a typical stop
• Make certain all tracks can be clearly seen
  before starting
• All tracks should be clear before proceeding

52
Short Queuing Distance
Train School Bus Collision Fox River Grove,
Illinois Time and Date 710 AM October 25,
1995 Weather Conditions Clear Event School
bus struck at a railroad-highway grade crossing
by an express commuter train School bus failed
to completely clear tracks! Injuries 35 bus
passengers, 7 killed, 24 serious to
minor injuries, 4 no injuries, bus driver minor
injuries, commuter train no injuries.
53
(No Transcript)
54
Emergency Procedures

• Definition of an emergency any unforeseen
  occurrence requiring immediate action
• Types of emergencies school bus drivers face
• Accident
• Mechanical
• Weather
• Student situation

55
Emergencies Examples

• A school bus has run off the road and is lying on
  its side
• Students on board

56
Emergencies Examples

• While loading students at the school, the
  principal brings a student to the bus who lives
  nowhere near the bus route, and demands the
  driver take the student

57
Emergencies Examples

• While driving down the freeway, the right front
  tire of the bus blows out

58
Emergency Procedures

• Red booklet generally in first aid kit
• Helps drivers collect and organize information
  needed to deal with emergency situations
• Messenger Page is a form that can be given to
  students or a passerby
• Drivers should get location of all seat locations
  of passengers

59
Evacuations

• Drills
• Conducted twice a year for regular riders
• Once a year for non riders
• Evacuate bus at least 100 feet
• Write down all information - you may forget
  during a stressful time
• Protect the scene of an emergency
• Place triangle reflectors

60
Placement of Triangles
61
First Aid

• Check cards all are required to have current
  first aid card
• Prioritize those needing assistance
• Breathing - look for those who have stopped
  breathing
• Serious bleeding - a person could bleed to death
  in 2-6 minutes
• Shock - body slows essential functions down,
  could result in death

62
Fire Extinguishers

• Always shake extinguisher before each use
• Use in a sweeping motion directed to the base of
  flames
• Check tag to assure it is charged each year
• Once extinguisher has been used it must be
  recharged

63
Fire Extinguishers

• 5 pound 2A10BC
• 2 cubic feet of type A
• 10 square feet of Type BC
• Type A Wood, textiles, rubbish
• Type B Gasoline,greases,
• Type C Electrical

64
Basic Vehicle Operation

• Easy to develop poor driving habit
• Common problems
• Vehicle starting procedure
• Clutch/transmission
• Lane use, including turns
• Delayed braking
• Consideration for other motorists
• What is the problem with these?

65
Pupil Management

• A key is good discipline
• Definition of discipline instruction, a branch
  of knowledge, correction
• Part of students education
• Why encourage good behavior - Safety
• Driver needs to focus attention on outside of bus
• Students could get injured during misbehavior
• Drivers could be injured

66
Rules for Pupil Management

• OARs- posted in front of bus
• District policy
• Bus driver rules
• Suspensions for more than 10 days must follow
  expulsion process
• Documentation of disciplinary measure is critical

67
Conclusion

• As a driver you have many responsibilities
• Keeping your certificate valid
• Keeping your drivers license valid
• Keeping yourself in physical and mental condition
  to drive
• Good drivers learn to recognize crash producing
  situations
• Good drivers keep abreast of changing laws

68
Conclusion cont.

• Responsible to your employer
• Responsible to public
• Session 2
• Learned the importance of doing a good pretrip
• Discussed the dangers of loading and unloading
• Problems that occur during loading and unloading

69
Conclusion cont.

• Reminded about importance of giving our full
  attention to crossing a railroad and dangers
• Discussed emergency procedures
• Evacuations
• Prioritizing those in need of first aid
• Reviewed fire extinguishers

70
Conclusion cont.

• Reminded why we do what we do . . .
• for children and their safety.