Parallel parking, avoiding sharp turns and backing into a stall are hard enough in an average vehicle. But members of the Newport-Mesa Roadeo Team do this regularly in a 40-foot school bus — for some, it's a prize-worthy skill.
For more than 20 years, employees of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District's Transportation Department have competed as a team in school bus safety "roadeos," tournaments held throughout the state that test the skills of California's certified bus drivers.
Contestants must take their school bus through obstacle courses and complete written exams on the vehicle's rules and safety regulations.