Gail Lanier kept her winning streak alive by winning her third consecutive Floyd County Schools Bus Safety Road-e-o at the annual competition held to test the skill and driving knowledge of school bus drivers.  Over 40 bus drivers from Floyd County Schools rode the range for school bus safety in the 19^th School Bus Safety Road-e-o on, Friday, April 27^th.  The Road-e-o was held in the parking lot across from the Board of Education office on Riverside Parkway .  Participating school bus drivers were asked to drive a bus through an obstacle course designed to simulate difficult driving situations that might be faced on the road. The drivers were awarded points for successfully completing each section of the course.

Gail Lanier finished first for the third consecutive year with a score of 497 points. Pam Chastain placed second with 483 and Wanda Ely finished third with 466 points. A score of 550 is the highest possible point total or a perfect score for the competition. 

Lanier will now represent Floyd County in the state School Bus Safety Road-e-o to be held on June 5, 2007 in Forsyth , Georgia . Winners at the state level will be eligible to participate with the best drivers in North America in international competition to be held in July.  Connie Beatenbough, a bus driver in the Pepperell area won the state title last year and placed sixth in the 2006 International Road -e-o.  She also participated in the International competition in the summer of 2005.

Bus drivers from Floyd County Schools have a history of strong finishes in Bus Safety Road -e-o events. Floyd County drivers have finished first in the district, state, and international competitions.  Pepperell area drivers, Connie Beatenbough and Patti Cox have both won the state title.  Cox was also crowned the International Driving Champion in 1999.