FRANKENMUTH, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Approximately 35 bus drivers representing 15 transit agencies, including Battle Creek Transit, will be testing their skills Friday at the 44th Annual Michigan Small Bus Roadeo.
The event 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.
Organizers say the Roadeo reinforces safe driving habits and professionalism behind the wheel while ensuring passenger safety.
The event will be held the Bavarian Inn Resort in Frankenmuth.
Michigan transit agency managers, Michigan Department of Transportation staff, and other volunteers will serve as judges. Winners will be announced at a dinner Friday evening.
The top three winners will represent Michigan by competing in the National Bus Roadeos held at the Community Transportation Association of America’s (CTAA) annual expos and compete in the 2022 CTAA Roadeo in Louisville, Kentucky.
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