THE SCHOOL BUS GROWS UP

This article relates the history of the school bus during the last 75 years: from a wood-and-metal truck with hard rubber tires to a sleek 66-passenger air-conditioned vehicle. Topics reviewed include busing as a means of achieving school integration and the introduction of Federal Safety standards.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/08890749
• Corporate Authors:

  National Assn of School Bus Contract Operators

  P.O. Box 324
  Fairfax, VA  United States  22030
• Authors:
  • St Thomas, L
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 25-26
• Serial:
  • National School Bus Report
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: National School Transportation Association
  • ISSN: 0889-0749

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; History; School buses; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus design
• Subject Areas: Design; History; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387768
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 444
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM