WHEN PUBLIC INTERESTS COLLIDE

When California's Pasadena Unified School District did not renew its contract with Embree Bus Service for part of its school student transportation, it began buying transit bus passes for the junior and senior high school students who had previously ridden the school buses. Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) expanded serviced service on lines near schools and operated trippers specifically to handle school students. Embree and the California School Bus Contractors Assnm. (CSBCA) took action to deter PUSD and SCRTD from their actions, claiming that the UMTA Act specifically prohibited recipients of federal aid from competing with the private sector in school student transport, a requirement that was subsequently expanded by UMTA regulations. SCRTD has now cancelled routes serving schools exclusively but has expanded service on regular routes serving school stops. Both sides of this argument, appealed to the UMTA Administrator, are given. Private operators contend that deficits incurred by SCRTD school bus services will have to be made up by regional transit funding mechanisms, that safety regulations for school buses are more stringent than those for regular transit coaches, and that requirements for school bus driver training are more strict than for regular bus operators. SCRTD saw the demand for school service as part of its mandate to maximize service to the region's citizens.

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  Bobit Publishing Company

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  Redondo Beach, CA  United States  90278
• Publication Date: 1984-11

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Metro
  • Volume: 80
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Bobit Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 10098-0083

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus drivers; Buses; Contractors; Legal factors; Private enterprise; Public transit; Regulations; Safety; School buses; Subsidies; Vehicle design
• Geographic Terms: California
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus design; Government regulations
• Subject Areas: Design; Law; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391941
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1985 12:00AM