TEENAGERS DRIVE THE BUSES

SINCE 1920 THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES OF WORLAND, WYOMING, HAVE BEEN DRIVEN BY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. THE STUDENTS TRANSPORT OVER 600 CHILDREN DAILY AND COVER 147,000 MILES A YEAR. THE WYOMING HIGHWAY PATROL HELPS SPONSOR THE PROGRAM AND ASSISTS WITH THE RIGOROUS TESTING, TRAINING, AND SELECTION OF POTENTIAL DRIVERS. IN THE 1972 NORTHWESTERN WYOMING COMPETITION AMONG SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, IN WHICH 40 ADULT DRIVERS PARTICIPATED, TEENAGE DRIVERS TOOK FOUR OF THE TOP PRIZES. DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS THE STUDENT DRIVERS HAVE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR EVEN A MINOR ACCIDENT. BEFORE JOINING THE REGULAR PROGRAM IN THEIR SENIOR YEAR, CANDIDATE DRIVERS MUST COMPLETE A YEAR AS A SUBSTITUTE. IN ADDITION TO IMPROVED BUS DISCIPLINE AND REDUCED ACCIDENT RATES, THE PROGRAM SAVES ABOUT $30,000 PER YEAR IN COMPARISON WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVING FULL-TIME ADULT DRIVERS. THE PROGRAM REQUIRES THAT DRIVERS MAINTAIN NORMAL ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; DURING THE PAST FOUR YEARS THE WORLAND HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN HAS BEEN A DRIVER, AS WAS THE 1972 PRESIDENT OF THE STATE'S "FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA."

• Corporate Authors:

  The Highwayman

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• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 2-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Bus drivers; Drivers; School bus drivers
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223905
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 15 1973 12:00AM