What Does the Danger Zone Mean to You?

Sunday, March 23, 2025

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: Carolina Ballroom

Panelist(s)

Dick Fischer, Sr.

CEO
Trans-Consult
peyton, CO, United States

Facilitator(s)

Derek Graham

Consultant
DG CONSULTING SERVICES LLC
Cary, NC, United States

Panelist(s)

Shay Coates, MA

Executive Director of Transportation
Newport News Public Schools
Newport News, VA, United States
Laura Hill

General Manager of Transportation
Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida

There is so much going on in what the industry refers to as “The Danger Zone.” What it means to you depends on your perspective – whether as a student pedestrian, a motorist and or a school bus driver. The bus, via the driver, communicates with other motorists through lights and other signals that have legal implications. We will focus on how cameras and other technology can help enforce those legal requirements. The school bus driver interacts with students in many ways including hand signals for crossing and awareness of the pedestrians through sophisticated mirror systems. We will discuss how every driver should be prepared for all of these interactions. Finally, we all work to ensure that student pedestrians and motorists never come in contact with each other. The panel will discuss strategies including, but not limited to, education and public awareness.