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      • According to NHTSA, on average six student passengers die in school bus crashes each year, compared to approximately 2,000 children who are killed in motor vehicle crashes annually. Buses are designed to protect passengers through “compartmentalization,” which includes closely spaced seats and high, energy-absorbing seat backs.
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  2. Feb 12, 2024 · Here’s a glance at some of the features that make school buses safer than other motor vehicles, as well as a safety feature that’s missing from many of the nation’s school buses, and why.

  3. Nov 21, 2023 · Whether their kids are commuting to school daily via bus or just riding in one occasionally as transport for field trips, school-affiliated sporting events and the like, parents may have...

  4. Sep 30, 2024 · School bus safety refers to the measures and practices in place to protect children and staff while on a school bus. It includes proper vehicle maintenance, training drivers, and ensuring that students follow safety protocols while boarding, riding, and exiting the bus.

  5. Oct 10, 2024 · Although school buses are extremely safe, we have investigated school bus crashes in which children were injured and, in some cases, died, and identified areas in which safety improvements are needed.

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    30. Inappropriate behaviour can take a variety of forms and jeopardise individual safety or, in the case of bullying, undermine pupils' willingness to use school transport. The safety of pupils using school transport, particularly when boarding and alighting a bus, could be jeopardised as a direct consequence of inappropriate behaviour. Parents and...

    35. Delivering accessible travel, including accessible school travel, is a responsibility shared with the UK Government. Transport providers have legal duties under the Equality Act 2010 not to discriminate, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between different people. It requires service providers to make reasonable adjustmen...

    41. Though not specifically related to school transport issues, the Scottish Government is committed to reducing risk on Scotland's roads and recognises that vehicle speed is a crucial factor in this endeavour. We are committed to improving road safety for everyone and Scotland's Road safety Framework to 2030, published in February 2021, has a rene...

    43. Local authorities have a duty under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to manage and maintain local roads in their area as well as duties under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984to secure the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic. 44. Authorities can use traffic regulation orders to restrict parking around schools or to exclude vehi...

  6. Jan 1, 2010 · Although there are a variety of safety issues in pupil transportation, those regarded as the most critical by survey respondents included illegal passing of buses by other motorists, the...

  7. Jul 8, 2020 · School buses are the safest way to travel to school: It’s an axiom that transportation advocacy groups and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have long touted. But getting...

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