The objective was to develop an improved school bus structure and to evaluate safety, driver field of view, acceleration and passing, braking, and handling characteristics of typical school buses. Structural and accident avoidance tests were performed on two Baseline Buses. An Improved Bus was designed and two Improved Buses were fabricated for evaluation. Identical tests on the Improved Bus showed structural improvements of 33 to 57 percent were achieved with a cost increase of only $500 (4.5 percent) and a weight increase of only 530 pounds (3.9 percent). Acceleration and passing, braking, and handling tests showed that the added weight had not degraded performance in these areas. Based on these results, school bus structural standards and feasible compliance test procedures are recommended.


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    Title :

    School Bus Safety Improvement Program. Volume I


    Contributors:
    P. Boulay (author) / S. Davis (author)

    Publication date :

    1975


    Size :

    189 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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