Some 1,850 school bus routes link city neighborhoods with public schools. Most of the school buses serve more than one school. Because school opening and closing times are staggered, one school bus can be used for four different school runs, both in the morning and in the afternoon.
State law requires motorists to stop when encountering a school bus loading or unloading students.
Failure to stop could result in a reckless driving charge. Included in the school bus fleet are specially equipped buses for transporting students who have physical and mental disabilities. The drivers of those vehicles receive special training. Buses transporting students with disabilities have driver assistants and are equipped with 2-way radios and cellular telephones for use in an emergency. Most regular education school buses are also equipped with video cameras.