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	Bus drivers
		Bus drivers are essential in providing passengers with an alternative to their automobiles or other forms of transportation.
		Bus drivers must be alert in order to prevent accidents, especially in heavy traffic or in bad weather, and to avoid sudden stops or swerves that jar passengers.
		Employment of bus drivers is expected to increase about as fast as the average for all occupations through the year 2012, primarily to meet the transportation needs of the growing general population and the school-age population.
	stats.bls.gov /oco/ocos242.htm (2969 words)

	NHTSA's Safety City Bus Safety (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		To become a bus driver you must be a good driver and pass a test which allows you to get a special license.
		The bus driver may be sitting up too high to see you.
		You may be in the bus driver’s blind spot—if you are where he/she can’t see you.
	www.nhtsa.dot.gov /kids/bussafety (398 words)

	Bus Driver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Public bus drivers are useful because not many people can afford cars and they help out many peoples lives in many ways.
		Bus driver qualifications and standards are set by the State and Federal regulations.
		School bus drivers only work when school is in session and usually work about 20 hours a week.
	lhsweb.lr.k12.nj.us /students/team3/Bus.htm (341 words)

	Just A Bus Driver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A school bus driver is a member of the best-screened, best-qualified, and best-trained profession associated with the motor transport industry in the country.
		School bus drivers are one of a few members of society who are entrusted with the care and safety of children when they are not at home with their parents.
		School bus drivers have eyes in the back of their heads and are able to hear every word, even in sign language.
	jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us /trans/justa.html (474 words)

	CWPP @ WDS: Buchholz (EWU) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He was a precise driver, measuring his turns, his angles, constantly aware of the bus's placement on the street and its relation to oncoming traffic.
		The new bus driver, Penny could tell, was unconcerned with the how many ninety degree angles could be found in the sky, how many triangles it took to build a cube or a romance.
		She watched the bus driver closely as he talked to her and she noticed, happily: he hardly ever looked at the road.
	www.webdelsol.com /CWP/Eastern_Washington_University/buchholz.html (1771 words)

	Bus driver's death a sad reminder to her colleagues - Friday, 03/04/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		School bus drivers across the state are displaying fl ribbons on their buses to honor Gregory's memory.
		Two weeks ago, a student on John Williams' bus was acting up, she said, and when the driver tried to defuse the situation, he was called a racially insulting name.
		None of the 24 students on the bus, ranging in age from kindergarten to 12th grade, was hurt, even though the bus crashed into a utility pole after Gregory was shot.
	tennessean.com /local/archives/05/01/66430334.shtml?Element_ID=66430334 (1214 words)

	Bus Driver Training
		New bus drivers are required to participate in an eight hour initial training course.
		If a driver's permit expires he or she has a 30 day grace period to make proper application, but they are not allowed to drive a school bus while application is being processed.
		In this case, the driver would then begin the initial process for issuance (reinstatement) of a permit.
	fulton.k12.il.us /quickanswers22/Bus (223 words)

	Iowa School Bus Driver Training Mandate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		"The driver of a school bus shall hold a school bus driver's permit issued by the Department of Education and a driver's license issued by the department (of transportation) valid for the operation of the school bus.
		If an employee falls to provide an employer with a certificate of completion of the required school bus driver's course, the driver's employer shall report the failure to the Department of Education and the employee's school bus driver's permit shall be revoked.
		It is the school bus driver's responsibility Even though your school administrator or transportation supervisor may work with an authorized agency to locate and conduct approved courses of instruction, it is the driver's responsibility to see that the required inservice obligation is met.
	www.aea2.k12.ia.us /resources/busdrivertraining.html (956 words)

	CNN.com - FBI say bus attack wasn't terrorism - October 4, 2001
		The nation's largest bus company said it was assured by the FBI that the attack was an isolated incident, not an act of terrorism.
		The bus crashed after the attacker slit the driver's throat with "a razor or box cutter," then grabbed the steering wheel, sending the bus careening off Interstate 24 near Manchester, the driver reported.
		The driver, a Greyhound veteran from Marietta, Georgia, told Bard that the man was "5-foot-10 or 5-foot-11 and 150 to 160 pounds." The attacker spoke with an accent, Bard said.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/US/10/03/bus.crash (748 words)

	Bus-Driver-Last-Day, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		MONTREAL (CP) - City bus driver Jaques Aubin built a reputation for punctuality during his 45 years behind the wheel, so he was forgiven Thursday for arriving a few minutes late on his final ever ride.
		The 76-year-old was distracted by several unusual guests as he navigated his 197 bus through the east-end Rosemont district for the last time before a well-earned retirement.
		Canada was a very different place when Aubin first donned his bus driver's uniform in the late 1950s.
	www.cp.org /english/online/full/National/041230/n123074A.html (559 words)

	ABQjournal: Bus Driver's Arrest Sparks Outrage
		A substitute bus driver, identified by State Police as Gregory A. Sage, 39, of Moriarty, was arrested at the elementary school after another bus driver observed what she thought were signs of intoxication in Sage.
		Plant School Transportation, the bus contractor that employed Sage to drive the bus, was then notified that the bus was being detained and why.
		The bus company sent another driver to complete the route, although many parents had already opted to pick up their children at the school.
	www.mountainviewtelegraph.com /112615mtnview11-20-03.htm (762 words)

	BUS DRIVER - Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Dreaming of a bus driver indicates leadership in some group idea or plan.
		Dreaming that you are a bus driver, suggests that you are moving forward quickly.
		In particular, if you are a school bus driver, then it means that through knowledge and learning you will advance rapidly in life.
	www.hyperdictionary.com /dream/bus+driver (84 words)

	Bus driver caught texting - The Nation - Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au
		A GOVERNMENT bus driver has been caught texting on his mobile phone while driving a bus packed with 60 children on their way home from school in Sydney.
		State Transit has the power to dismiss any bus driver who is caught using their mobile phone while on the job.
		Drivers were warned recently in a management newsletter of a crackdown on the practice.
	www.news.com.au /story/0,10117,15287362-421,00.html (613 words)

	Essay Samples about drunk bus driver
		We finally realized what was happening, and as the bus driver made her way through the aisle, you could see kids shoving paper balls in their bags, and sitting on batteries and rocks, which they were throwing out the window.
		The bus was unusually silent as the bus driver, Bertha we called her, waded her way through the narrow seats.
		At this point, you know that half the bus must have wet their pants, and the other half was in bewilderment as to what had just happened.
	www.essaysamples.net /show_essay/10966.html (324 words)

	USATODAY.com - School bus driver had passed background checks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		OLEY, Pa. (AP) — The school bus driver accused of taking 13 children on an unauthorized trip to Maryland with a loaded gun stowed behind his seat Thursday had passed extensive background checks, school officials said.
		Bus company officials said they were happy no one was injured, but declined further comment.
		She called Nuss a conscientious driver who put chains on the tires of the bus a few days ago because he was worried about snow on the back roads.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2002/01/24/bus-driver.htm (498 words)

	CNN.com - Kidnapped kids and parents reunited - January 25, 2002
		While the reunion was underway, the bus driver accused of taking the 13 children on a joyride that lasted more than five hours was escorted by police from the building and to a police car.
		The 12 children aboard a school bus that went missing for almost five hours were reunited with their parents.
		Chabla boarded the bus and found an M1 Springfield semiautomatic rifle partially covered by a coat behind the bus driver's seat.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/US/01/24/missing.school.bus (806 words)

	Technical Background of Special Bus-Driver Software
		A short report discusses the technical background of, and the need for, special bus-driver software for part of a test-bed computer system that is to be used in experimentation for development of advanced avionics.
		The special bus-driver software is needed to overcome an incompatibility between (1) a Power PC 750 processor made by a first manufacturer and (2) an IEEE 1394 bus-interface circuit board made by a second manufacturer for use in conjunction with a different version of the Power PC 750 made by a third manufacturer.
		The hardware-related portions of source code of the driver software of the IEEE 1394 board from the second manufacturer was modified and ported to the power PC 750 processor from the first manufacturer.
	www.nasatech.com /Briefs/Aug02/NPO30284.html (224 words)

	nbc4.com - News - School Bus Driver Killed In Montgomery County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Police say a county school bus and a BMW station wagon had a very minor accident just north of the intersection of Muncaster Mill Road and Norbeck Road.
		Montgomery County police spokesman Capt. John Fitzgerald said the school bus pulled to the shoulder of Muncaster Mill Road and the station wagon pulled into a nearby church parking lot.
		Officers said the two drivers exchanged information, but when the school bus driver stepped back into Muncaster Mill Road, he was struck and killed by another car.
	www.nbc4.com /news/2695854/detail.html (301 words)

	Helena bus driver fired for slapping potty-mouthed child - billingsgazette.com
		HELENA — The Helena School District has fired a school bus driver for slapping a middle-school student across the head when he wouldn’t stop saying the word "penis" on the bus.
		The boy’s response to the bus driver’s request was that "penis" isn’t a derogatory word, but is in fact, a scientific term.
		School officials said their bus contractor, Treasure State Transit, fired the driver immediately upon learning of the incident.
	www.billingsgazette.com /index.php?tl=1&display=rednews/2003/10/31/build/state/79-busdriverfired.inc (248 words)

	Bus Driver CDL training
		You do not need to have a CDL license to be hired, although you must have a valid Colorado driver's license.
		You do not need any previous experience as a bus driver--training will be provided in order for you to obtain the CDL license.
		You can apply to be a bus driver at the Hill Top training center located at 2915 West Seventh Ave.
	hr.dpsk12.org /staffDev/busDriverTraining.shtml (316 words)

	School Bus Driver
		A school bus driver is like a postman and must go regardless of rain, snow, gloom and darkest of night
		And I'll bet a bus driver will be among those that they name.
		This poem was written by David Arnold, a custodian in Brownstown, Illinois, 75 miles east of St. Louis.
	user.mc.net /hyden (518 words)

	Jokeser's Website - Jokes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Scottish bus driver was giving a tour of Scotland to a group of tourist.
		They drove on a little further and the driver pointed to another area along the roadway and said, "This is the place where the Scottish MASSACRED the English.
		Not much further down the road the driver told his passengers that on the right was the great battlefield where the Scottish WHIPPED the English.
	www.jokester.com /jokes/scottish.bus.driver.html (160 words)

	The Smokers Club, Inc. - TN School Bus Driver Shot
		A relative of the driver said she had reported the boy a day earlier for using smokeless tobacco on the bus.
		None of the 24 students on the bus, ranging from kindergarten to the 12th grade, was hurt, even though the bus crashed into a utility pole after driver Joyce Gregory was shot.
		Gregory was a teacher's assistant for four or five years and had been a bus driver for the past two years, said Phillip Wallace, director of Stewart County Schools.
	www.smokersclubinc.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1168 (523 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| South East Wales \| Bus driver cleared in boy death case
		The court was told that Luke and two friends had apparently jumped onto a rail outside the bus as it moved away from the school.
		But Mr Haynes, a bus driver for more than 30 years, told the jury he only found out Luke had clung to the bus 50 yards after he fell off.
		Former director of operations at Cardiff Bus, Keith Prowse said in a statement to the court: "Colin is one of nature's busmen and has a natural aptitude for this often demanding job".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/south_east/3676260.stm (619 words)

	ClickOnDetroit.com - News - Police: School Bus Driver Stops At Known Drug House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A school bus driver may be in trouble with the law after he apparently dropped off students Thursday morning, then made a stop at a known drug house, Local 4 reported.
		On board the bus was the driver and a woman who investigators say is a known drug user.
		Police are having the BCT bus driver's blood tested and will forward the investigation to the Wayne County prosecutor's office.
	www.clickondetroit.com /news/2684108/detail.html (455 words)

	Back to School Safety Tips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Stay away from the bus until it comes to a complete stop and the driver signals you to enter.
		Also, remember that the bus driver can see you best when you are back away from the bus.
		Drivers are required to follow certain rules of the road concerning school buses, however, not all do.
	www.nsc.org /mem/youth/8_school.htm (379 words)

	TC Metro
		The bus driver labor union does have a system by which it tries to gauge the opinions of its members, however, that system, I think, usually only engages the members who voluntarily attend monthly union meetings and these really do not statistically represent the thinking of all members, just the active ones.
		It was heartwarming to join my fellow drivers, mechanics, clerks, lots of supporting Teamsters with their horn blowing trucks and others who want to stem assaults on the living standards of a growing number of Minnesota citizens.
		Bus drivers who have to leave their job for medical reasons do so at a younger age than comparable groups of employees.
	tcmetro.blogspot.com (10609 words)

	Union protects Bus Drivers [Archive] - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The bus was parked in the bus barn.
		Instead, the bus driver just drove past and went to pick up her other charges.
		In this case, the bus driver was driving for Kent Intermediate School District and was subsequently fired.
	www.stormfront.org /archive/t-169768Union_protects_Bus_Drivers.html (280 words)

	School Bus Driver
		School Bus Drivers.....Your help and prayers are needed plus the prayers of the nation.
		But I speak of the bus driver for which the kids wait in line.
		But can be forgotten when a bus driver says, "Have a good evening, I'll see you in the morning"
	user.mc.net /~hyden (518 words)

	Bus Driver Gifts
		You can shop here for your school bus driver or even your camp bus driver.
		If it's the holiday season, end of the year, or the end of camp there is something for that special driver..
		The perfect gift for a special bus driver, this blue cotton tee has the message “Being a bus driver is not just a job…It’s an adventure!” This shirt comes in sizes M, L, XL, and 2XL.
	www.teacherhumor.com /bus-drivers-gifts.htm (306 words)

	DMB Bus Driver Cops Plea - Mar 10, 2005 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The bus driver for the Dave Matthews Band pleaded guilty on Wednesday to illegally dumping 800 pounds of liquid human waste from the vehicle onto a tour boat on the Chicago River last August.
		The big stink occurred Aug. 8 when the Texas-born driver, who was helming the bus for DMB violinist Boyd Tinsley, released the septic tank into an open metal grate on the Kedzie Bridge.
		The band, which was not in the bus at the time, cooperated with authorities from the get-go, including bringing the bus back to the Windy City for examination.
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,16095,00.html (598 words)

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