Maine Department of Education

Pupil Transportation Personnel, Training and Safety Report – ED545

School Year 2002 – 2003

TRAINING:

1. TOTAL NUMBER OF MALE SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS	1457
2. TOTAL NUMBER OF FEMALE SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS	1179
3. TOTAL NUMBER OF NEW BUS DRIVERS TRAINED	204
4. AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS TRAINING GIVEN EACH NEW DRIVER	32
5. TOTAL NUMBER OF IN-SERVICE DRIVERS TRAINED	2305
6. AVERAGE NUMBER OF IN-SERVICE TRAINING HOURS PROVIDED per INSERVICE DRIVER	16
7. TOTAL NUMBER OF PUPILS TRANSPORTED TO AND FROM SCHOOL EACH DAY	180240
8A. NUMBER OF THESE STUDENTS RECEIVING TRAINING IN SAFE RIDING PRACTICES	163943
8B. NUMBER OF THESE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN BUS EVACUATION DRILLS	166695

OPERATIONS SAFETY:

1. NUMBER OF REPORTABLE CRASHES INVOLVING SCHOOL BUSES	121
2. NUMBER OF CRASHES REPORTED BY THE DISTRICT AS PREVENTABLE	77
3. NUMBER OF CRASHES THAT WERE REPORTED AS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR	47
4A. TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS REPORTED INJURED	12
4B. TOTAL NUMBER OF SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS REPORTED INJURED	5
5A. TOTAL NUMBER OF PUPILS KILLED IN SCHOOL BUS CRASHES	0
5B. TOTAL NUMBER OF SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS KILLED IN SCHOOL BUS CRASHES	0

NOTE: MAINE SCHOOL BUS REGULATIONS REQUIRE THAT ALL STUDENTS RIDING ON SCHOOL BUSES RECEIVE TRAINING IN SAFE RIDING PRACTICES AND EVACUATION TWICE DURING EACH SCHOOL YEAR.