Patent ID: 7378946

Claim:
A post-trip inspection alert system for a passenger bus having a motor that propels the bus and that is turned on and off by an ignition switch that is selectively operable to at least OFF, IGNITION, and ACCESSORY positions, and an electrical system controller (ESC) and one or more alert devices for alerting responsible personnel when the bus has not been checked at the conclusion of a trip, for the presence of passengers who may have remained inside the bus after they should have exited, the alert system comprising: a virtual controller in the ESC controlling the one or more alert devices for causing the one or more alert devices to give an alert within and immediately surrounding the bus after the bus has been parked and the motor turned off after the bus has transported passengers unless within some interval of time after the bus has been parked and the motor turned off, a disarming device at the rear of the bus has been operated concurrent with the ignition switch being in ACCESSORY position.