Transcript A.J Meyers & Sons

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Safety at Railroad Crossings
This presentation is to
show you some statistics
on Railroad Crossing
Accidents and what you
can do to prevent them.
You DON’T want this to
happen to you!
In the next slide, we will present
a movie prepared by Operation
Lifesaver dealing with school
buses and Rail Crossings. It really
is a eye opening film.
The law regarding grade crossings
in Pennsylvania is:
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You must activate your emergency flashers before stopping.
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Stop no less than 15 feet from the closest rail, and no more than 50 feet.
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You must stop, loaded or unloaded, and set your parking brake, bus in neutral.
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All electrical equipment, fans, heaters, radios, etc. must be turned off. Ask students to
be quiet.
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The driver's side window and the service door must be opened, so that the driver can
better see and hear. Again, Quiet bus!
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The door is then closed, brake released and placed back in gear, then bus proceeds
smoothly over track. After crossing, the flashers are turned off. If you are driving a
manual transmission bus, proceed over the crossing WITHOUT stopping or shifting
gears.
There is NO EXCUSE for an
accident to occur between a
School Bus and a Train. Be
professional, and do the crossing
correctly, and you will never be
added to the statistics.
Thank you for watching this
presentation.
Created in the A.J. Myers & Sons Training
Department, Harmony Division, and SDB
PowerPoints.
03/07/2006