Lower Merion Bus Driver Takes 2nd at International Safety Competition

Lower Merion School District bus driver John Welsh. (Photo courtesy of Lower Merion School District)

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A Lower Merion School District bus driver has placed second in an international bus safety competition.

This was the second time that longtime district driver John Welsh took second place, the district said.

The 44th-annual School Bus Driver International Safety Competition was hosted by the National School Transportation Association in Charleston, S.C. The competition featured 100 drivers from the United States and Canada.

“John Welsh joined the Lower Merion School District transportation team in 1988. Since that time he has been a shining example of what it means to be a professional school bus driver and driver training instructor,” said LMSD Supervisor of Transportation Jerry Rineer. “John leads by example and he does us proud year after year at the regional, state and international school bus safety competitions. We are so proud of John’s accomplishments.”

The competition includes a written exam on bus safety, laws and regulations as well as a road test.