WHY NOT SCHOOL BUSES?

This article discusses the advantages of impact and abrasion resistant plastic glazing over tempered and laminated glass for use on school buses. Since E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, Delaware, developed an abrasion resistant coating for acrylic sheet, it has been used on transit buses in test programs and, following changes in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 205, has been incorporated in the design of new transit buses. The question is now raised concerning the use of plastic glazing on school buses. It is concluded that increased pupil safety and comfort are more than enough to warrant its use, in spite of higher initial cost.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Bobit Publishing Company

  2500 Artesia Boulevard
  Redondo Beach, CA  United States  90278
• Authors:
  • Berry, R H
• Publication Date: 1984-3

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 50-51
• Serial:
  • School Bus Fleet
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Bobit Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0036-6501
  • Serial URL: http://schoolbusfleet.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abrasion resistance; Acrylic resins; Comfort; Costs; Electric insulating materials; Glazing; Insulating materials; Noise control; Plastics; Safety; Safety equipment; School buses; Shock resistance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Impact strength; Noise reduction; Safety features
• Old TRIS Terms: Windows
• Subject Areas: Finance; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390430
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 935
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1984 12:00AM