LEGAL OBSTACLES TO THE USE OF TEXAS SCHOOL BUSES FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

The legal obstacles to the use of school buses for public transportation are created by three types of legal regulation (the implications of which are detailed in appendices) relating to the Texas education code, certification, and safety standards. Two courses of action are suggested for dealing with the core of the problem, namely, the education code which prohibits "unauthorized use" of school buses. Governmental units which possess the power to certify public transportation authorities are reviewed, and federal, state and local safety standards required of such vehicles are discussed.

• Record URL:
  • https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/digitized/cats/cats_rm_19.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Council for Advanced Transportation Studies
  Austin, TX  United States  78712

  Department of Transportation

  Office of University Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Means, R
  • Briggs, R
  • Nelson, J E
  • Thiemann, A J
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References;
• Pagination: 24 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Certification; Education; Laws; Legal factors; Public transit; Safety; School buses; Standards
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Law; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00098884
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 19
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1981 12:00AM