Systems and methods for facilitating safe school bus operations

A system comprising:

• a memory that stores computer-executable instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to access the memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to:
• receive data from one or more sensors indicative of a hazard adjacent to a vehicle;
• identify the hazard based on the data received from the one or more sensors;
• generate an alert indicative of the identified hazard;
• and
• transmit the alert to a road user within a predetermined distance from the vehicle,
• wherein the hazard comprises a person jay-walking adjacent to the vehicle, and wherein the alert comprises a dynamic message of the person's location, and
• wherein the data received from the one or more sensors comprises image data received from one or more cameras disposed on a road vehicle adjacent to the vehicle, the image data indicative of the person jay-walking adjacent to the vehicle, and wherein the processor is further configured to:
• store the image data indicative of the person jay-walking adjacent to the vehicle;
• and
• transmit the image data to the vehicle to facilitate safety sessions with the person for safety awareness.