Why “We Haven’t Had an Incident Yet” Is a Dangerous Mindset

Every safety coordinator has heard it—or said it:

“We haven’t had an incident yet.”

It sounds like confidence. But in reality, it’s gambling with student lives.

Zero incidents doesn’t mean your current setup is working. It means you’ve been lucky. And luck runs out.

The Myth of “Good Enough”

• Stop arms help.

• Cameras help.

• Training helps.

  
  

  But if they were enough, we wouldn’t keep losing kids at bus stops.

What’s missing? Visibility.

Prevention > Reaction

You don’t wait to put on your seatbelt until after the crash.

You don’t install smoke detectors after a fire.

And you shouldn’t wait for a child to get hit before upgrading school bus safety systems.

No Incidents ≠ No Risk

Some transportation leaders delay because no tragedies have occurred. But the data says:

• Over 17 million violations happen yearly

• Most fatalities happen while loading or unloading, not during transit

• In 2023 alone, 5 states saw fatalities at school bus stops

Don’t wait to be the district on the news.

📣 Stop waiting. Start preventing.

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