School Bus Safety Week

Proclamation
By the Governor of Alabama

WHEREAS, the 2015 National School Bus Safety Week theme is “Be Smart, Safety First!”; and

WHEREAS, the safety record for school bus transportation exceeds that of all other modes of travel; and

WHEREAS, each school day throughout the United States, more than 25 million students are transported more than 5.7 billion miles to and from school; and

WHEREAS, the transportation of the students involves approximately 480,000 school bus drivers, whose primary concern is the safety of their important passengers; and

WHEREAS, in Alabama, more than 366,000 students are transported to school and home again daily by more than 9,500 buses; and

WHEREAS, the drivers of these buses travel almost 85 million route miles each year in Alabama and have achieved an enviable safety record; and

WHEREAS, Alabama’s school bus driver certification programs, careful maintenance of buses and regular inspections are primary factors in achieving this outstanding safety record:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim October 19 through 23, 2015 as

School Bus Safety Week

in the State of Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 28th day of September 2015.

Robert Bentley
Governor