Pupil Transportation In Vehicles Not Meeting Federal School Bus Standards

The findings of an investigation conducted as a result of 4 fatal accidents involving non-conforming buses used to transport school children (NBTSC). The investigation identified safety issues in these areas: adequacy of occupant crash protection and crashworthiness of NBTSC; adequacy of State reg. and guidelines governing NBTSC; and adequacy of State laws governing the use of restraint systems in NBTSC. Appendices: Fed. motor vehicle safety standards for buses; history of safety recomm. on school bus crashworthiness and operations; injuries; guideline for the safe transport. of pre-school children in school buses; and status of Safety Recommendations on Child Restraining Systems.

TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) Synthesis 17: Special Safety Concerns of the School Bus Industry explores various safety issues faced by school bus operators, including how the issues are currently addressed, barriers to improvements, and suggestions for making improvements in the future.