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MAY 2013

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MOTORCOACH CONTINUES FROM PAGE 60 EXPAND TRIP OPTIONS B a s e d o n h i s e xperience in both the bus and hotel business, Saddle River's Charles agrees baby boomers are interested in diferent types of bus trips and packages than seniors were even fve or six years ago. Saddle River Tours is taking advantage of a combination of baby boomers' growing interest in cruises and its location near many embarkation spots. We See Everything... Smart-Vision™ Integrated Mirror/Monitor Backup Camera System for Shuttle Buses Safety is a priority in public transportation, and backing up shuttle and paratransit buses creates a potentially dangerous situation. The combination of limited visibility and the need to maneuver around pedestrians and other vehicles has the potential for disaster. The Smart-Vision™ Backup Camera System is an automatic driver safety aide for buses. It includes a backup camera mounted at the rear of the bus that sends video images when in reverse, to a monitor installed in the interior mirror. The Smart-Vision™ Backup Camera System also has the capacity for additional interior and side cameras. The large rearview mirror/monitor comes in three different sizes 6" x 16" (shown), 6" x 30" and 10" x 30". Tis is in part because baby boomers are accustomed to more sophisticated types of venues, Charles adds. More seniors are going on cruises and fy-away vacations. Local seniors in the area Saddle River services who would have hired a coach 10 years ago to a resort in the Catskills, for example, will now take a bus to a cruise ship terminal to embark on a more extravagant vacation. He adds that the cruise industry has been good for Saddle River, because it is increasingly coming to northern embarkation spots, including New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia, so that customers don't need to fy to the terminals. "Ten years ago, you [would] fnd half a dozen ships a year," he says. "Now, you fnd half a dozen ships every week, even in the winter. It's a new market for buses." For example, more people are taking their groups by bus to a pier in New York. "For another few hundred dollars, they often decide to take a bus trip to the pier instead of spending a day at the airport," he explains. Rosco P/N: STSK5530 Complete Kit - Mirror / 7" Monitor Camera & Harness Full Mirror View - Not In Reverse For Information Call: 1-800-227-2095 A Century of Automotive Vision Safety 64 < mETRO mAGAZINE MAY 2013 Visit Online At: www.roscovision.com metro-magazine.com

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