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Geraldi, Robert J.; And Others – School Business Affairs, 1984
Describes a Wisconsin school bus accident in which the driver was killed and students injured, and the school district's response. Suggests ways to cope with school bus accidents. (MCG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs, Injuries, Interviews
American School Board Journal, 1983
Examines critically the National Transportation Safety Board's post-1977 school bus standards, which encourage but do not require seat belts. (JBM)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Injuries, Safety
National Transportation Safety Board (DOT), Washington, DC. – 1987
This study reports on the crash performance of large poststandard school buses (school buses manufactured after April 1, 1977, and weighing more than 10,000 pounds unloaded) in 43 accidents investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. The report discusses the Safety Board's findings as to how well the standards are working to protect…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Bus Transportation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Evaluation
Download full textNational Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Transportation Research Board. – 1989
While school buses transport more passengers per trip, the rate of occupant fatalities per mile driven for school buses is one-quarter that for passenger cars. Nevertheless, the public expects school districts and other school bus operators to take all reasonable precautions to protect children as they travel to and from school. Although a variety…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Bus Transportation, Design Requirements, Elementary Secondary Education
Shannon, James W., Jr. – American School Board Journal, 1983
A March 1982 Jonesboro, Arkansas, school bus accident in which nine people were killed has rekindled the debate over school bus safety, says the author. The article discusses briefly the opposition historically between school bus manufacturers and safety advocates and presents cost-benefit arguments concerning mandatory seat-belt installation.…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Boards of Education, Cost Effectiveness, Death
Nesbitt, William R. – 1980
This manual is intended to assist local school authorities in California in providing the required course in instruction in first aid practices for school bus drivers. While it deals with basic principles of handling serious medical emergencies, major emphasis is on minor injuries or illnesses that are most likely to occur while students are…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adult Education, Diseases, Drug Abuse
Bernard, Roscoe – American School Board Journal, 1983
Presents five arguments against requiring seat belts on school buses, including the need for better trained drivers, the danger that students will be trapped by seat belts in emergencies, and other problems relating to practicality and cost. Included is an editorial insert indicating how safety advocates respond to such objections. (JBM)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Boards of Education, Cost Effectiveness, Death
