During a period of very rapid growth, both in the number of pupils transported and in vehicular traffic on the highways, the safety record achieved in the operation of school buses has remained relatively good. The framework for a sound, workable, public school transportation program has been established within most states, even though coordination and implementation have not been carried out to the extent desirable in some cases. Notwithstanding a division of responsibilities for transportation operation between the educational agency and other agencies of a state, in most instances such division has reflected the service roles of the other agencies in relation to functions of vehicular control and driver licensing. The need for periodic inspection of school buses and an adequate program of school bus maintenance is generally recognized. The direct supervision and control of pupils transported is a function of the school bus driver in cooperation with the principal or head of the school who has over-all responsibility for pupil behavior on the way to an from school. Apparently all of the states have established machinery for the collection of school bus accident data though collection procedures and types of information asked for should be critically evaluated in terms of potential use. About 74 percent of the states require some type of physical examination for school bus drivers, and 80 percent require a special license or permit to operate a school bus. (Author)


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    Title :

    Study of School Bus Safety


    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    383 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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