STUDY OF SCHOOL BUS SAFETY

A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DEVELOP BASE INFORMATION FROM WHICH POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COULD BE CHARTED. THE FOLLOWING MAJOR NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED: (1) STANDARDIZED ACCIDENT REPORTING AND RECORDING SYSTEMS, (2) SCIENTIFICALLY BASED PROCEDURES FOR SELECTING AND RESPONSIVE CURRICULUM FOR TRAINING SCHOOL BUS OPERATORS, (3) SCIENTIFICALLY BASED SYSTEM TO EVALUATE SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, AND (4) STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR FLEET CHARACTERISTICS, VEHICLE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE AND FEEDBACK. BETTER ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS IS SUGGESTED. PUPIL INSTRUCTION ON SAFETY INFORMATION IS SUGGESTED.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Education Association

  /Nat Comm of Safety Education
  ,   United States 
• Publication Date: 1968-3-11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Adolescents; Crash reports; Driver training; Highway safety; Inspection; Motor vehicles; Safety education; School bus drivers; School buses; Schools; Standardization; Transportation; Vehicle maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223036
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 83
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 29 1994 12:00AM