To address crucial safety questions on bus safety, this special investigation examines school bus and motorcoach crashworthiness issues through the analysis of 6 school bus and 40 bus accidents and through information gathered at the Safety Board's August 12, 1998, public hearing. This report also evaluates the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) that govern the design of school buses and motorcoaches to determine the effectiveness of these standards and to determine whether further occupant protection measures are needed. Also included here are the results of computer simulations performed to evaluate the safety levels afforded by passenger crash protection systems not currently required for school buses. Further, the report reviews international perspectives on, and developments in, motorcoach occupant protection. Finally, the report addresses data collection issues that are hampering effective accident study.


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    Titel :

    National Transportation Safety Board Highway Special Investigation Report: Bus Crashworthiness Issues


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1999


    Format / Umfang :

    152 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch