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May 01, 2023

Montgomery County Public Schools Bus Drivers Rack Up 1,000 Traffic Violations In Under Eight Years

The county’s Office of the Inspector General found that the school district paid $148,528 for speeding, red light, and school bus stop arm violations. School bus drivers accounted for the majority of citations.

Jan 11, 2022

Montgomery County Requests Help From National Guard Amid School Bus Driver Shortage

The region has leaned on the National Guard to support COVID-19 testing centers and hospitals — and now potentially to help students get to and from school.

Oct 14, 2009

Metrobus Drivers Playing it Safe … and Slow

Photo by * Chris D Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 are encouraging their members who operate Metrobuses to do every single little thing by the book this week. The push comes in the wake of two recent incidents which saw bus drivers plow down pedestrians in the District. Unsuck DC Metro got the ball rolling on this story yesterday, and the Post’s Lena Sun later followed up with a story of her…

 
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