Escambia School Buses: 5 Million Miles, Only 3 Minor At-Fault Wrecks

June 5, 2015

Statistics released Thursday showed that Escambia County School District bus drivers were involved in only three at-fault wrecks during the 2014-2015 school year, down from 25 six years ago.

“Six years ago, the total was 25 at-fault accidents for the year. With the district driving five million miles per year, it was hard to tell whether that was a good number or a bad number. Even at 25 at-fault traffic accidents per five million miles, that was a rate of one per 200,000 miles, which is the equivalent of more than 10 years of driving for the average person,” explained Robert Doss, ECSD’s director of transportation. “Still, it seemed like a large number to me.”

“Having been a Marine pilot, I tend to take the Naval Aviation attitude about it and focus on the fact that one accident is too many because of the harm that one accident might do.”

The district’s transportation department has focused driver training on expecting the unexpected, and that even an accident that is another driver’s fault might could still be prevented by an attentive driver.

“Our bus drivers are the first member of our staff many of our students see in the morning, and the last one they see after school.” Superintendent of School Malcolm Thomas said. “We are very proud of the hundreds of highly professional bus operators who do all they can to give our students a safe trip to and from school.”

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5 Responses to “Escambia School Buses: 5 Million Miles, Only 3 Minor At-Fault Wrecks”

  1. betty boop on June 6th, 2015 12:40 am

    Great job Escambia co school bus drivers!

  2. ECSD employee on June 5th, 2015 5:32 pm

    Great job Escambia County School District bus drivers!!!
    Everyone that drives a school bus, shows up everyday because they love their job & their students.
    It would be nice if the school district showed their appreciation in the way of a raise for such hard working individuals. It’s sad that school bus drivers make less than a sanitation worker. We carry the most precious cargo in the world! How about you match our pay to the amount of liability & responsibility we have on an every day basis

  3. Michael on June 5th, 2015 12:18 pm

    It’s a tough job and bus drivers are very much under appreciated. We appreciate and recognize you for everything you do! Great job.

  4. Dennis HE Wiggins on June 5th, 2015 7:57 am

    Hats off to the bus driver who work daily to provide safe, efficient transportation to our children!

  5. Mike on June 5th, 2015 4:37 am

    That is awesome record, great job drivers! :)

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