CTS Webinar: Safer Stops—A New System to Report School Bus Stop-Arm Violations
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 11:30 am–1:00 pm
Virtual
About the Event
School bus stop-arm violations by motorists pose a serious risk to children. A new University of Minnesota study investigated the existing violation reporting ecosystem, finding issues like underreporting, underenforcing, and significant workflow inefficiencies and barriers across all stakeholder groups.
To address these systemic barriers, study researchers concluded that a centralized statewide online portal is needed to streamline communication, simplify data access, and standardize reporting. They also provided near-term recommendations until this comprehensive solution can be developed.
This webinar reviewed the research findings and proposed short- and long-term recommendations for improving the reporting system, with the goal of making bus stops safer for children across Minnesota and beyond.
The event was held in conjunction with a CTS Transportation Safety and Mobility Council meeting.
Speaker
Brian Davis is the associate director of the Human Factors Safety Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota and a CTS scholar. His research focuses on the development of technologies and systems to improve transportation safety and mobility. This work includes applications such as high-accuracy roadway mapping, driver assist and lane-departure warning, connected vehicles and telemetry, safety data reporting, and transportation safety. Davis is also the vehicle manager for the MnCAV Ecosystem, overseeing all aspects of the program’s connected and automated Chrysler Pacifica minivan.