Stopped
School Bus
Drive-By Pilot
Report

Stopped School Bus Drive-By Pilot Report
Local Ph. 204-783-7366 - Toll Free 1 855-926-7233   780 Bradford St, Winnipeg MB, R3H 0N5

m.gregoire@teknisult.com * www.teknisult.com

 Objective:
 To determine the level of improvement to student safety around stopped
school buses with reduced Drive-Bys through awareness and enforcement.
 To determine the level of violations around a stopped school bus.
 To compare the level of drive-bys between Rural and Urban settings.
 To develop factual and hypothesized conclusions on the results of this pilot.

Background:
 Teknisult invented and designed stop bus video technologies for use on
Canadian school buses based on requests from Canadian School Division
Transportation Departments.
 Teknisult has been an IT and computer networking company since 1984.
 Teknisult has been developing and producing school bus video technologies
since 2004.
 Teknisult holds patents and IPs on our school bus and traffic video
technologies designed for commercial Canadian environments.
 Teknisult school bus video technologies and video formats are evidence
quality commercial grade systems.
 We ran 18 - 30 day proof of concept pilot tests in 2010-2011 with zero
failures.
 Teknisult sponsored this 4 month enforceable pilot to collect data on the
nature of drive-bys and how to improve student safety through awareness
and enforcement.
 Teknisult is a design, development and supply company for school bus
safety video solutions across Canada.
 Teknisult implements and manages enforceable stopped school bus
programs with a focus on public awareness to reduce illegal drive-bys and
return respect for School Bus and the extended flashing stop sign.

Pilot Data Collection:
 We offered to perform this data collecting pilot at no cost to school
divisions across Canada.
 We installed our CrossSafe (BusSafe2Cross) stopped bus video systems on
10 school buses across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

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  We completed the installation of the equipment on the designated school
buses and presented a secure data collecting process and timelines to all
school divisions involved in this pilot.
 We recorded violations when the stopped school bus had its stop sign
extended and a vehicle (or vehicles) passed the stopped school bus.
 We collected and viewed every video for every time each school bus
stopped and extended the stop sign.
 We collected and documented a wide variety of data from these videos.
 We created a DVD and paper copy of each valid violation and submitted to
the appropriate school division. Each DVD contained a single violation
video; a still image with GPS located map and a still image of the license
plate.
 The school division submitted these DVD’s as an attachment to the bus
driver report and paper copies of the license plate image to their local law
enforcement office in a cooperative manner.
 The DVD and the enclosed video is used as supporting evidence to further
the investigation in order to process the violation into a ticket, warning or
disregarded by the local law enforcement agency.

Topical Points:
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Teknisult investment to complete this 4 month pilot on 10 buses; $32,750.
Cost to school divisions; travel costs at par (only if required)
Total number of stopped bus videos collected; 20,422
Total number of stops where vehicles were present; 3704
o Where there were no vehicles present, there was no potential for a
violation.
Total number of violations counted; 423
Total number of violation DVD’s processed and submitted; 240
Probability to offend on an Urban school bus route; 7.1%
Probability to offend on a Rural school bus route; 2.9%
Law enforcement agencies involved in this pilot; 5
School Divisions participating in this pilot; 5
Number of participating school buses; 10
o 7 – Manitoba, 1 - Saskatchewan, 2 - Alberta.
Pilot length; 4 months (64 school days)

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 Next Steps for Teknisult:
 Create an effective public awareness program in cooperation with
School Division Transportation Departments, Law Enforcement,
Municipal and Provincial Governing bodies, Insurance Agencies,
Media and others.
 Develop and implement an education program for vehicle drivers,
bus drivers and students to clarify their respective roles in School
Bus Student Safety.
 Improve and/or automate the violation/warning management
process.
 Coordinate long term stopped school bus safety programs.
 Continue to provide cost effective evidence quality video solutions
for school buses across Canada.
 Work with School Division Transportation Departments to
implement product and program improvements learned from this
pilot.

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 Hard Data:
Participating School Divisions:
 Seven Oaks School Division – Winnipeg MB – 2 urban participating school
buses
 Interlake School Division – Stonewall MB – 4 rural participating school buses
 Brandon School Division – Brandon MB – 1 urban participating school bus
 Saskatchewan River School Division – Prince Albert SK – 1 rural participating
school bus
 Black Gold School District – Leduc AB – 2 rural participating school buses

Local Law Enforcement Agencies Assigned to Manage Violation Reports
from School Division Transportation Departments:
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Winnipeg Police Service
R.C.M.P. Stonewall
Brandon Police Service
Prince Albert Police Service
R.C.M.P. Leduc

Stopped Bus Videos Collected – 20,422
Bus Stops with Other Vehicles Present– 3,704
Stopped Bus Violations Counted – 423
Violation DVD’s Submitted – 240

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 Total Bus Stops per Week (all buses)
1800
1501

1600
1400

1632 1664 1630

1540

1504

1430

1409

1323

1288

1217

1200

1077

967 1016

1000
800

650

600
400

203

200

272

46

20

33

0

Stopped Bus Videos Collected: 20,422
ISD
SO
BSD
SR
BG

46
0
0
0
0

203
0
0
0
0

272 20
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0

33
0
0
0
0

409
241
0
0
0

559
408
0
0
0

457
397
0
0
162

570
503
0
0
144

715
506
0
85
195

432
419
31
45
150

666
429
114
64
267

477
506
142
68
216

709
520
144
42
217

647
558
161
72
226

678
532
85
77
258

583
540
9
53
245

697
300
65
63
198

638
543
72
72
179

592
363
109
61
163

9403
6765
932
702
2620

We collected and stored a video for each time a school bus stopped and extended
its stop sign. This provided us with valuable data on the nature of traffic around a
Stopped Bus and interactions with other vehicles.

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 Total Bus Stops with Other Vehicles Present
(all 10 buses)
400
326 334

350

315
293

300

264 270

251
250

238 230

209
184

200

161

242

170

137

150
100
50

29
6

44
0

1

0

Bus Stops with Other Vehicles Present: 3,704

We counted each time the bus stopped with its stop sign extended and other
vehicles were present. This gives us the data to calculate the Probability to
Offend. As there is a zero possibility to offend when no other vehicles are
present, this figure is used to calculate the probability to offend based on the
actual number of violations compared to the number of stops where other
vehicles were present.

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 Total Violations Per Week - All 10 Buses
50
43

45
40
34

35

45

35

45

35
27

30
25

20

18

20

25

25
19

20

15

15
8

10
5

5
1

3
0

0

0

Stopped Bus Violations Counted: 423
This is the actual number of violations recorded on all 10 buses participating in the
pilot. We qualified a violation as anytime a vehicle passed the school bus while
the school bus was stopped with its stop sign flashing lights activated and stop
sign extended.

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 Violation DVD's Submitted by School Division
20
18
16
14
12
Interlake SD

10
8

Seven Oaks SD

6

Brandon SD

4

Saskatchewan River

2

Black Gold SD
Jan 26-30

Jan 19-23

Jan 12-16

Jan 05-09

Dec 15-19

Dec 08-12

Dec 01-05

Nov 24-28

Nov 17-21

Nov 10-14

Nov 03-07

Oct 27-31

Oct 20-24

Oct 13-17

Oct 06-10

Sep 29 - Oct 03

Sep 22-26

Sep 15-19

Sep 08-12

Sep 01-05

0

Violation DVD’s Submitted: 240
ISD
SO
BSD
SR
BG

1
0
0
0
0

4
0
0
0
0

3
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

5
1
0
0
0

2
5
0
0
0

3
5
0
0
1

2
18
0
0
0

3
11
0
2
1

0
13
2
1
0

2
14
8
0
1

2
10
11
0
0

3
10
6
0
1

0
8
12
0
1

2
8
2
0
0

2
10
1
0
2

1
12
0
0
1

3
12
0
0

1
5
3
0
3

39
142
45
3
11

For each enforceable violation, we submitted a DVD containing a full video of the
violation, a single frame image of the license plate and a full environment image
complete with GPS map and all telemetry information (Bus Number, Time/Date,
Longitude/Latitude, GPS Speed, School Division Identifier, OSD of Ambers and
Stop Sign activation). We also included paper copies of the License Plate and
Environment images.
The School Division then completed a Bus Drivers’ Report and delivered the
Drivers’ reports, the supporting documents and the DVDs to their local Police
Agency.

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 Average Violations Captured Per Bus by School
Division
18
16
14
12
10

Interlake SD

8

Seven Oaks SD

6

Brandon SD

4

ISD 0.25
SO
0
BSD
0
SR
0
BG
0

0.75
7.5
0
0
0

0.75
4
0
0
2

0.5
15.5
0
0
0.5

0.75
12.5
0
2
2.5

0
7.5
3
1
0.5

0.5
10.5
10
1
4.5

0.5
11.5
14
2
2

1
9
7
1
2.5

Jan 26-30

Jan 19-23

Jan 12-16

Jan 05-09

Dec 15-19

Dec 08-12

Dec 01-05

Nov 24-28

Nov 17-21

Nov 10-14

Nov 03-07

Oct 27-31

1.25
1.5
0
0
0

Oct 20-24

0
0
0
0
0

Oct 13-17

0
0
0
0
0

Sep 08-12

1.25 0.75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Sep 01-05

Oct 06-10

Black Gold SD
Sep 29 - Oct 03

0

Sep 22-26

Saskatchewan River
Sep 15-19

2

0.5
10
13
0
5

1
6.5
3
0
3.5

0.5
9
1
0
2

0.25
7.5
0
0
1.5

1
8.5
0
0
2

0.25 11.75
3
124
3
54
0
7
5 33.5

The average number of violations per bus per School Division was derived by
dividing the total number of violations for that School Division by the number of
participating buses.
This shows that School Divisions that worked with cooperative Police Agencies
effectively processing violations or warnings had a reduction of violations.
School Divisions that successfully utilized this pilot to improve student safety with
reduced drive-bys were: Brandon School Division working with the Brandon Police
Service, Black Gold School Division working with the Leduc R.C.M.P. and
Saskatchewan River School Division working with the Prince Albert Police Service.
Interlake School Division working with the Stonewall RCMP found a flat response
as the Stonewall RCMP had been regularly processing violations using Teknisult
produced videos previous to this pilot. Interlake School Division had 4 rural bus
routes contributing to this data.
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 Average Bus Stops Per Bus by School Division
300
250
200
Interlake SD

150

Seven Oaks SD
Brandon SD

100

Saskatchewan River
50

Black Gold SD

5 8.25 102.25 139.8 114.25 142.5 178.8 108
0
0 120.5 204 198.5 251.5 253 209.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
85
45
0
0
0
0
81
72 97.5
75

Jan 26-30

Jan 19-23

Jan 12-16

Jan 05-09

Dec 15-19

Dec 08-12

Dec 01-05

Nov 24-28

Nov 17-21

Nov 10-14

Nov 03-07

Oct 27-31

Oct 20-24

Oct 13-17

Oct 06-10

68
0
0
0
0

Sep 29 - Oct 03

11.5 50.75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Sep 22-26

Sep 15-19

ISD
SO
BSD
SR
BG

Sep 08-12

Sep 01-05

0

166.5 119.3 177.3 161.8 169.5 145.8 174.3 159.5 148
214.5 253 260
279
266 270
150 271.5 181.5
114 142 144
161
85
9
65
72 109
64
68
42
72
77
53
63
72
61
133.5 108 108.5
113
129 122.5
99 89.5 81.5

2350.75
3382.5
932
702
1310

This represents the average number of times each bus made a stop to pick up or
drop off students per week.

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 Average Per Bus Probability to Offend By School
Division
45.00
40.00
35.00
30.00
25.00

Interlake SD

20.00

Seven Oaks SD

15.00

Brandon SD

10.00

Saskatchewan River

5.00

Black Gold SD

ISD 4.17
SO
0
BSD
0
SR
0
BG
0

4.31
0
0
0
0

1.7
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

2.02
2
0
0
0

1.23
6.1
0
0
0

1.44 0.65
4.12 13.03
0
0
0
0
16.67 3.85

Jan 26-30

Jan 19-23

Jan 12-16

Jan 05-09

Dec 15-19

Dec 08-12

Dec 01-05

Nov 24-28

Nov 17-21

Nov 10-14

Nov 03-07

Oct 27-31

Oct 20-24

Oct 13-17

Oct 06-10

Sep 29 - Oct 03

Sep 22-26

Sep 15-19

Sep 08-12

Sep 01-05

0.00

1
0 0.64 0.89 1.01 0.65
1
0.7
9.26 7.21 9.81 9.35 6.29 6.41 4.45 6.16
0 42.86 34.48 29.79 15.56 23.64 14.29
0
9.52 12.5
5 9.52 5.88
0
0
0
12.5
5
15
8.7 11.36 22.73 17.5 15.38

0.28 1.22 0.38
8.43 5.41 2.94
0
0 8.11
0
0
0
6.52 14.29 33.33

23.29
100.97
168.73
42.42
182.83

The average probability to offend is calculated by the dividing the number of
times the bus stopped where there were other vehicles present by the actual
number of violations.
All School Divisions show a reduction of the probability to offend except Seven
Oaks. This is due the awareness gained by the cooperative police agencies
providing driver awareness by presenting tickets or warnings to violating drivers.
When awareness is not gained due to non-enforcement or lack of warnings, the
driving public does not improve or modify their driving behaviors.

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 Average Violations per Bus by Province
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0

MB
SK

2.0

AB
1.0
0.0

MB 0.14
SK
0
AB
0

0.71 0.43
0
0
0
0

0
0
0

0
0
0

1.14
0
0

2.57
0
0

1.57
0
2

4.71
0
0.5

4
2
2.5

2.57
1
0.5

4.71
1
4.5

5.57
2
2

4.14
1
2.5

5
0
5

2.86
0
3.5

3
0
2

2.29
0
1.5

3
0
2

1.43 49.84
0
7
5 33.5

The average violations per bus by province are somewhat arbitrary as the
inclusion of Urban and Rural bus routes are intermixed. This data does show the
pattern for each province and can be synchronized with local driving habits and
other provincial influences.

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 Average Violations per Bus;
Rural vs Urban Routes
14.00
12.00
10.00
8.00
6.00

Rural

4.00

Urban

2.00
0.00

Urban 0
Rural 0.14

0
0
0.71 0.43

0
0

0
0

1
0.71

5
0.43

2.67 10.33
1 0.43

8.33
1.43

6 10.33 12.33
0.29 1.71 1.14

8.33
1.43

11
1.71

5.33
1.57

6.33
0.86

5
0.57

5.67
1.14

3 100.65
1.57 17.27

This data allows us to find the best placement for an effective program. Although
Rural routes seem to have fewer violations, they are highly influenced by word of
mouth and more receptive to local awareness campaigns. We have found that
there are more dangerous (close calls) drive-bys in an urban setting.

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 Violating Vehicle Types on all 423 Violations

350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0

316
Cars

62
Trucks

14

61
Minivans

Transport Trucks

Morning vs Afternoon Violations

214
213
212
211
210
209
208
207
206

209

214
Morning

Afternoon

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 Hypothesis and Conclusions:
 Dangerous and illegal drive-bys are reduced through enforcement and
awareness.
 The active participation of local law enforcement is imperative for driver
awareness through processing violations or presenting warnings.
 Student safety is greatly improved with reduced drive-bys.
 Rural routes have less drive-by violations than urban routes.
 Once a ticket has been issued to the vehicle owner, the potential to reoffend is greatly reduced (studies show the potential to re-offend is less
than 1%)
 Public and improved driver habits are reinforced through enforcement.
 Public and driver awareness is enhanced through media, word of mouth,
and driver/student education.
 Vehicle drivers will positively respond to a stopped school bus by:*
o A desire to not receive an expensive violation.
o Empathy for the children with an understanding of how dangerous it
is to pass a stopped school bus.
o Taking an alternate route to avoid legally stopped school buses.
 * any of these improve student safety
 Reasons for passing a stopped school bus:
o Lack of Enforcement
o Complacency
o Conscious decision to ignore the extended stop sign
o Distraction
o Intoxication
o Lack of driver education
In conclusion, we found that drivers’ behaviors were improved when the potential
of an actual enforced violation exists. Student safety is improved with reduced
drive-bys and student education. Vehicle drivers can learn to respect the Yellow
School Bus, the Flashing Lights and the Extended Stop Sign.
Maurice Gregoire
President
m.gregoire@teknisult.com
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