In order to provide sufficient school bus video surveillance oversight for buses equipped with wheelchair lifts, you will need to have overlapping video coverage zones or fields of view to ensure you can document what is done by the driver or assistant as well as what is done by or the transport condition of the child being transported. Short Bus Cameras aka Special Needs Wheelchair Lift Bus Camera systems, have wide-angle cameras that overlap video coverage.

High-risk activities involved with a Special Needs School bus equipped with a Wheelchair lift primarily center around the lift activation and process pre and post-of the school bus camera recorded lift action.

Unlike Stop Arm Violation Camera Systems which involve cameras mounted outside the bus to record vehicles passing school buses loading and unloading students, much of the risk and area of attention is inside the bus. When considering Stop Arm Cameras for School Buses consider forward-facing and rear-facing.


While the school bus video camera surveillance system may cover the bus adequately with 2 or 3 cameras, you will wish to consider a dedicated camera mounted on the opposite side of the bus ceiling facing the wheelchair lift. The purpose of adding a dedicated Wheelchair lift camera is to document the actions of the driver or assistant in securing the wheelchair to the lift properly prior to the lift activation.

High Definition camera choices for Special Needs Wheelchair surveillance bus camera systems should have built-in GPS for vehicle speeds and GPS mapping to confirm the exact location where students were picked up and dropped off and when.

Often in these situations where there is additional interaction between the driver and child, it is a good idea to have a camera view that can quickly verify or resolve Driving While Texting complaints, as some in wheelchairs may feel they are not the top priority to the driver at times and under the right circumstances may make false accusations the driver if speeding or texting while driving.

Texting while driving may lead to additional risk for those being transported and it is a good idea to have a built-in 3-axis accelerometer in case of accusations or accidents to document if there is any Dangerous Driving occurring before it might lead unchecked to an accident.

Regarding specifically Special Needs Wheelchair Lift School Bus Cameras, there have been cases captured on video files of wheelchair-bound persons reaching down and unstrapping their wheelchair while the driver walked outside to operate the lift, in the process freeing their wheelchair from the security of the straps, so when it hit the bottom of the lift travel the lift bounced the chair off the lift and it ended up landing the person on their head on the ground.
Common claims of dropping off young children at the wrong locations and them having to walk long distances to find their homes resulted in some Head Start Pre-School Nursery School Child Safety Bus Camera Recorder systems being installed to document where the Pre-Kindergarten children were being dropped off in the afternoon.
The immediate claims of driver error and litigation threats were immediately resolved when the video files proved the driver had acted properly and the person in the wheelchair had intentionally or under medication unsnapped the straps securing their chair to the lift causing their own bodily damage through no fault of the driver. This is an example of an investment in a Low-Cost School Bus Video Camera that immediately paid off by providing the verifiable information and video evidence needed to remove all doubt that the driver did anything wrong. The Best Value School Bus Video Camera Security Recording system is not always the lowest cost, but in most cases, video evidence is what removes doubt and addresses legal issues, not the fancy accessories that are pushed by greedy commission salesmen. The Testudo School Bus Surveillance Cameras Lifetime System Warranty provides the only complete system warranty for mobile video applications ranging from; School Bus Video Camera Recorders as well as Industrial Forklift Truck Material Handling Opperator Safety Camera Recording systems.

Special Needs Before & After Care School Child Day Care Pickup In-vehicle Shuttle Safety Cameras equipped private service shuttle child day care contractors to employ the same type of equipment in their vehicles to enable fleet risk management when claims are made so they can verify actual problems or events and or dispute false claims.

Special care should be taken with Wheelchair bus camera systems as they provide evidence in the form of Expert Witnesses in much the same way a Police Patrol Wagon Arrest Suspect or Prisoner Inmate in-Custody Transport Safety Camera System would protect the officer in a Prison bus camera system or Paddy Wagon video camera recorder.

Every student is at least as valuable as the cash or high-value assets protected by Armored Vehicle VIP Transport Video Camera Systems, so just because some children have made bad choices in their early years and are now under surveillance in Alternative School & Juvenile Detention Bus Security Camera equipped vehicles, they are still someone's child and the need to provide verifiable sequential digital eye witness should something arise is still there. Just because some churches believe they are transporting little Angels, they can still benefit from Transportation Ministry Youth Activities Church Bus Camera System equipped vehicles when claims are made against the drivers or other students that can then easily be resolved.

Should you have any questions, concerns or require more information about various applications of School Bus Video Camera system configurations, or be interested in learning about the Testudo Lifetime System Warranty School Bus Camera Systems, we encourage you to let us know and we will be happy to offer our 30+ years of market experience in sales and service of digital recording devices to respond to your concerns or questions.