--- title: SafeStop School Bus Tracking App Blog | Training description: Training | SafeStop School Bus Tracking App is the best school bus tracking application securely connecting parents and school administrators with the vehicles transporting their students to and from school. --- [![SafeStop](https://blog.safestopapp.com/hubfs/Safe_Stop_June_2016_Theme/images/safestop-600x109-7b7a648b74af31c76bac80510b9ad153.png)](https://www.safestopapp.com/) - [HOW IT WORKS](https://www.safestopapp.com/#how-it-works-container) - [FEATURES](https://www.safestopapp.com/#feature-container) - [NEWSROOM](https://www.safestopapp.com/newsroom) - [BLOG](https://blog.safestopapp.com/) - [FAQ](https://www.safestopapp.com/safe_stop/faq) - [USER GUIDE](https://www.safestopapp.com/safe_stop/user_guide) - [LOGIN](https://www.safestopapp.com/web) ## [Precious Cargo: Avoiding Distracted Driving for School Bus Drivers](https://blog.safestopapp.com/distracted-driving-school-bus-drivers) Posted by [Lloyd Forbes](https://blog.safestopapp.com/author/lloyd-forbes) on Mar 30, 2017 11:58:16 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.safestopapp.com/hubfs/distracted-driving-1.jpg)](https://blog.safestopapp.com/distracted-driving-school-bus-drivers) Distracted driving results when a driver shifts their focus away from the safe operation of the school bus. Talking on the phone and eating are common examples of distracted driving, but many other factors can affect a school bus driver’s focus on the road. ### There are three types of distracted driving: - **Visual**: The driver’s eyes are off the road - **Manual**: The driver’s hands are not on the steering wheel - **Mental**: The driver’s thoughts are not focused on driving [Read More](https://blog.safestopapp.com/distracted-driving-school-bus-drivers) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.safestopapp.com/distracted-driving-school-bus-drivers#comments-listing) Topics: [Bus Safety](https://blog.safestopapp.com/topic/bus-safety), [bus drivers](https://blog.safestopapp.com/topic/bus-drivers), [Training](https://blog.safestopapp.com/topic/training), [distracted driving](https://blog.safestopapp.com/topic/distracted-driving) [All posts](https://blog.safestopapp.com/all) ### Subscribe to our blog [![New Call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2238719/e81d78ee-08eb-4cfe-b04b-c17e685eb920.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2238719/e81d78ee-08eb-4cfe-b04b-c17e685eb920) ### Posts by Topic - 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