SCHOOL BUS VEHICLE SAFETY REPORT (JULY 1977)

Report on school bus accident rates, casualities, and accident causes, mostly 1960's-75. Contents: a. School bus operations, showing pupils, buses, and total operating costs, selected years 1921-75; and student transport mode, by distance from school, 1972. B. Accident occurrence showing bus miles, accidents, fatalities, and injuries; and comparison of casualty rates for school buses and all motor vehicles; selected years 1960-75. C. Accident and injury causes, showing detailed driver error or vehicle defect accident cause; and casualities cross-tabulated by body part, source of injury, and type of accident, selected years 1970-1975. D. Description of safety improvement programs: conslusions; recommendations. Copyright asi.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1977-7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highways; Safety and security; Transportation safety
• Subject Areas: Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00321157
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Systems Center
• Files: TSR, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 30 1982 12:00AM