Child Passenger Safety Restraints in School Buses: Update on Regulations and Training

This article briefly reviews the latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regulations and recommendations that affect the use of child restraint systems in school buses. It also mentions NHTSA's recently developed 8-hour workshop, Child Passenger Safety Training for School Bus, which must be taught by a certified child passenger safety instructor or technician and is offered in partnership with the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services.

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  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/trnews/trnews237busrestraintupdate.pdf
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• Authors:
  • Kirinich, Susan
• Publication Date: 2005-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p 25
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 237
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Child restraint systems; Recommendations; Regulations; School buses; Training; Workshops
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Child safety
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Law; Public Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01000628
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 1 2005 4:16PM