My choice… their ride.

School buses have many safety features, including crush standards, size and height advantages, flashing red lights, cross-view mirrors, reinforced sides, bright color, and stop sign arms. Bus drivers are trained in, student behavior management, loading and unloading, security procedures, and emergency medical procedures. They participate in pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing and undergo frequent driving record checks.

CRUSH STANDARDS, SIZE AND HEIGHT

FLASHING RED LIGHTS

WELL-TRAINED AND SCREENED DRIVERS

CROSS-VIEW MIRRORS

REINFORCED SIDES

BRIGHT COLOR

STOP SIGN ARMS

Trained in student behavior management

Participate in pre-employment and random drug/alcohol testing

Frequent driving record checks

Trained in loading and unloading

Trained in security procedures

Trained in emergency medical procedures

Today’s school buses are built with safety in mind. They are tougher, cleaner and more diligently maintained than ever before. School bus drivers are required to receive special security and medical training, and undergo regular drug and alcohol testing to provide a safe ride for your child. And school bus traffic laws are strictly enforced. Find out what you don’t know about school bus ridership. Learn the facts and play it safe. Visit schoolbusfacts.com for more information.

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FACT: School buses are designed to be safer than passenger vehicles in avoiding crashes and preventing injury. SOURCE: AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS COUNCIL.

My choice… their ride.

Students are about 50 times more likely to arrive at school alive if they take the bus than if they drive themselves or ride with friends. But did you also know that your child is much safer riding the bus than being driven by you? Add in the environmental and financial benefits, and it’s hard to find a reason to send your kids to school any other way. Find out what you don’t know about school bus ridership. Learn the facts and play it safe. Visit schoolbusfacts.com for more information.

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Annual Student fatalities during normal school travel hours.

On average, 58% of students were killed when traveling by teen drivers. 23% were killed when traveling by adult drivers. 1% were killed when traveling by school bus.

Source: NHTSA FARS 2001-2008 (Final), 2009 (ARF).

TRAVELING BYTEEN DRIVER (58%) (23%)

(1%)

TRAVELING BYADULT DRIVER

TRAVELING BY SCHOOL BUS

STUDENT FATALITIES ANNUAL AVERAGE DURING NORMAL SCHOOL TRAVEL HOURS

NHTSA FARS 2001-2008 (FINAL), 2009 (ARF)

FACT: School buses are the safest mode of transportation for getting children back and forth to school. SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

My choice… their ride.

Every school bus keeps the equivalent of 36 cars off the road. This provides a national savings of 2.3 billion gal-lons of fuel, saving an average of 6.0 billion dollars and 44.6 billion pounds of CO2 emissions.

EVERY SCHOOL

BUS 36 CARS

BILLION GALLONS OF FUEL

BILLION DOLLARS

BILLION POUNDS OF CO2

2.36.044.6

FOR A NATIONAL SAVINGS OF

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Imagine a world with less traffic, cleaner air, and more affordable transportation. These are just some of the benefits that school bus ridership provides. While school buses are one of the safest ways to send your kids to school, there are many good reasons that make them a growing choice among parents for their children’s school commute. Find out what you don’t know about school bus ridership. Learn the facts and play it safe. Visit schoolbusfacts.com for more information.

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FACT: School buses keep an annual estimated 17.3 million cars off roads surrounding schools each morning. SOURCE: AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS COUNCIL.