| Title | Traffic Safety Facts 1998: School Buses |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 11780 |
| Source | 4p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19990000 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | A school bus-related crash is a crash which involves, either directly or indirectly, a school bus-type vehicle, or a vehicle functioning as a school bus, transporting children to or from school or school-related activities. Since 1988, 1,409 people have died in school bus-related crashes - an average of 128 fatalities per year. Most of the people who lost their lives in those crashes (64 percent) were occupants of other vehicles involved. Nonoccupants (pedestrians, bicyclists, etc.) accounted for 27 percent of the deaths, and school bus occupants accounted for 10 percent (drivers 2 percent, passengers 8 percent). Since 1988, 237 school-age pedestrians (less than 19 years old) have died in school bus-related crashes. Nearly two-thirds (64 percent) were killed by school buses, 4 percent by vehicles functioning as school buses, and 32 percent by other vehicles involved in the crashes. Nearly half of all school-age pedestrians killed in school bus-related crashes were between the ages of 5 and 7. 1 Figure, 5 Tables. |
| Rosap ID | dot:4854 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4854 |
| TRT Terms | School children; School buses; School bus passengers; Pedestrian-vehicle crashes; Traffic crash victims; Fatalities; Demographics; Human factors in crashes; Statistics; Data tables |
| General Subjects | Nonoccupant fatalities; School bus-related crashes |
| Classification | NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Bus Transportation; NTL - PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLES - Pedestrians; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES - Statistics |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | HS-808959 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/11000/11700/11780/Schbus98.pdf |
| Alternative URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/11000/11700/11743/Schbus98.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |