Wednesday, September 06, 2000
Area schools continue brake checks
By Andrea Tortora
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Tristate school districts Tuesday continued to check brake systems on thousands of buses built with Bendix anti-lock brakes, which the manufacturer says are defective.
Most students received uninterrupted bus service Tuesday, even as some buses were removed from the road for further safety checks.
Bendix, of Elyria, Ohio, has re ported that a defect that causes temporary loss of stopping power has emerged in one of its heavy-duty anti-lock brake systems.
Campbell County Schools pulled two buses from its regular routes so they could be checked, spokesman Chris Gramke said. Students still received regular bus service.
Lakota Local Schools use 30 buses that are equipped with the Bendix brake system, Transportation Director Larry Lane said. All of those buses were inspected twice, by two different crews.
“If we just had one or two, we'd pull them off the road,” Mr. Lane said. “We haven't found any problems, but obviously there is an unknown factor. This puts a little doubt in our minds.”
Cincinnati Public Schools reported no problems with buses provided by four bus companies. Spokeswoman Jan Leslie said there was no interruption of service. She said the bus companies will continue to check for prob lems.
Bendix has recommended that the manufacturers issue a recall.
Bendix has registered 40 incidents of temporary failure, including 16 on buses, with five minor truck accidents and no injuries reported.
The specific mechanical problem is with the system's electronic control unit. There have been reports of chafed wires and worn tone rings inside the wheel sending incorrect messages to the unit.
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