Category Archives: School Bus

School Bus Safety Inspections: Letter to the Utah Highway Patrol

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Text of Letter to Lt. Gillmore of the Utah Highway Patrol: 15 September 2014 Delivered Via Electronic Mail Lt. Greg Willmore, Utah Highway Patrol Safety Inspections Division 5500 West Amelia Earhart Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84116   RE: School Bus Safety Inspections  Dear Lt. Willmore, I am writing this letter to alert you to a school bus, safety hazard, involving 18 buses. Based on a phone call I received from a bus driver and … Continue reading →

School Bus Danger: No Defroster

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“Are you aware that the defroster in the school bus does not work when this shut down is in place? I had a bus driver call me and reported that during the recent down pour he could not see out the windshield because the defroster would was not working. He described how dangerous it was to drive a bus in that condition on the road and through school parking lots. This is yet another example … Continue reading →

18 School District Buses Should Be Placed OUT OF SERVICE!

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  TEXT OF LETTER TO STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS & COLONEL FUHR OF THE UTAH HIGHWAY PATROL 29 August 2014 Delivered Via Electronic Mail                      Delivered Via Electronic Mail Joel Coleman, State Superintendent                  Colonel Daniel Fuhr,Superintendent Utah State Office of Education                            Utah Highway Patrol 250 East Cesar Chavez Boulevard             … Continue reading →

Push the Recall Button: School Bus Safety

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  TEXT OF LETTER TO THE U.S. Department of Transportation:  27 August 2014   DELIVERED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Mr. Ric Willard, Safety Defects Engineer Office of Defects Investigation NHTSA/U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590   Re: Follow-up to ODI#01621988   Dear Mr. Willard,   On behalf of the Salt Lake City residents that elected me to represent them on the Board of Education, I am filing this complaint/request with … Continue reading →

Unsafe School Buses: Complaint Letter to USOE (with response)

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  21 August 2014 Delivered Via Electronic Mail Mr. Murrell Martin, Transportation Specialist Utah State Office of Education 250 East Cesar Chavez Boulevard Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3204   Re: Violation of R277-601-3   Dear Mr. Martin, On behalf of the residents of Salt Lake City, who elected me to represent them on the Board of Education, I am submitting this complaint for your review. I have reason to believe that the Salt Lake City … Continue reading →