FRANKENMUTH, MI (WTVB) – This Thursday, the 40th Annual Michigan Small Bus Roadeo will take place at Frankenmuth’s Bavarian Inn Lodge and Conference Center. The Roadeo is a statewide bus operators skills test competition and training event to determine the best small bus public transit drivers in Michigan. Competitors must take a written test, navigate an obstacle course, assist a passenger using a wheelchair, and conduct a vehicle safety inspection at the event. The Roadeo reinforces safe driving habits and professionalism behind the wheel while ensuring passenger safety.
Approximately 44 bus drivers representing 8 transit agencies, including the Branch Area Transit Authority, will be participating. Members of law enforcement, transit agency managers, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) staff, and other volunteers will serve as judges.
Winners will be announced at a dinner on August 27. The top three winners in the individual competition are eligible to compete in the national competition next spring at the Community Transportation Association of America’s National Bus Roadeo held during its annual expo.
Governor Rick Snyder has proclaimed Aug. 27, 2015, to be Public Transit Bus Driver Day in the state of Michigan.
