1. Back To School Safety Tips Back to School Safety Tips Riding the Bus School bus transportation is safe. In fact, buses are safer than cars! Even so, last year, approximately 26 students were killed and another 9 000 were injured in incidents involving school buses. Check out the National Safety Council's Fact Sheet on school bus safety Rules. http://www.nsc.org/mem/youth/8_school.htm

Back to School Safety Tips Riding the Bus School bus transportation is safe. In fact, buses are safer than cars! Even so, last year, approximately 26 students were killed and another 9,000 were injured in incidents involving school buses. More often than not, these deaths and injuries didn't occur in a crash, but as the pupils were entering and exiting the bus. Remember these safety tips: Have a safe place to wait for your bus, away from traffic and the street. Stay away from the bus until it comes to a complete stop and the driver signals you to enter. When being dropped off, exit the bus and walk ten giant steps away from the bus. Keep a safe distance between you and the bus. Also, remember that the bus driver can see you best when you are back away from the bus. Use the handrail to enter and exit the bus. Stay away from the bus until the driver gives his/her signal that it's okay to approach. Be aware of the street traffic around you. Drivers are required to follow certain rules of the road concerning school buses, however, not all do. Protect yourself and watch out! CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT THE "DANGER ZONES" AROUND A BUS.

2. NHTSA: People: Injury Prevention: School Bus Safety What is the Mission of the school bus safety Program? NHTSA's school protectpassengers. What's New in the school bus safety Program? http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/buses/

What is the Mission of the School Bus Safety Program NHTSA's school bus safety program is committed to reducing school bus-related crashes, injuries, and fatalities through both behavioral programs and vehicle regulations. NHTSA works to educate school bus drivers, students, and other motorists about safe behavior that reduces the risk of being involved in a school bus-related crash. NHTSA establishes and enforces Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards which make the school bus strong and enable it to better protect passengers. What's New in the School Bus Safety Program? NHTSA is continuously working on new events, programs and materials. Keep checking this School Bus Safety Web site for the release of new information. We will try to post new material as it becomes available. School Bus Driver In - Service Safety Series (posted 09/10/02) Although school buses provide one of the safest modes of transportation, there are still school bus-related injuries (and unfortunately some fatalities) every year. Some of these are due to crashes with other vehicles; some are due to the school bus striking a pedestrian, bicyclist, or a passenger. The responsibility borne by school bus drivers is considerable. This School Bus Driver In-Service Safety Series addresses issues that should be of concern to school bus drivers in their efforts to safely transport their passengers.

3. NHTSA's Safety City Bus Safety Well, hello there and welcome to the school bus safety page! Vince and Iare here to tell you some interesting facts about school bus safety. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids/bussafety/

Well, hello there and welcome to the school bus safety page! Vince and I are here to tell you some interesting facts about school bus safety . Click anywhere on the bus to learn about all the special features that let you get to school in one piece! : before you get on and after you get off. How can you find out about school bus Danger Zones and learn other important bus safety stuff? Yellow flashing lights on the bus indicate the bus is getting ready to stop and load or unload. This means cars need to slow down and get ready to stop. Red Flashing Lights and Stop Signal Arm indicates that the bus has stopped and that children are getting on or off. This tells motorists to stop their cars. The bus driver. Side and Rear View Mirrors let the driver know what is going on around them. Cars may be approaching, kids may be walking up to the bus, and bikes may be close by. Emergency Exits. Crossing Control Arm is mounted on the front bumper and will swing out when the door is opened. It is designed to keep children from walking close to the front of the bus. Danger Zone (front): Danger Zone (sides): Danger Zone (behind bus): DANGER ZONE! Never walk behind a school bus. The driver will not be able to see you.

4. The National Coalition For School Bus Safety Home Page Examines issues of school bus safety by tracking legislative initiatives, accidents, parents and crash Category Reference Education School Safety Organizations......The National Coalition for school bus safety fighting for seatbeltson school buses and school bus safety. Most school buses do http://www.ncsbs.org/

Home Page Mission Membership Crash Reports Parents' Stories Endorsements Fact Summaries New Technology ... Accident Form Accident Data Pre-2000 Links Contact NCSBS If you like this site click here to Tell a Friend Why? The basic design of the Large Yellow School Bus has not been changed since 1977. Families of accident victims, better informed parents, National PTA, and multiple physician groups are demanding improvements. HELP US to make available more Facts, News and Up-to-date Information. PLEASE consider sending a donation to, or becoming a member of, NCSBS. Remember, contributions are tax deductible. The NCSBS is a registered Connecticut non-for-profit corporation with federal 501c3 recognition. NCSBS relies on donations to keep running. Click here for details. Summary of Facts If society believes seatbelts are desirable and necessary, then it's a grave oversight for schools not to offer our children that choice. YOU can make a difference!

5. NYS GTSC - School Bus Safety Kids Page school district probably has a school bus behavior policy. Your bus driver's number one interest is your safety. He or http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/kid-schl.htm

NYS Department of Motor Vehicles Governor's Traffic Safety Committee Can you put the safety puzzle pieces together? See the jigsaw puzzle page. This sign means you are near a crosswalk in a school zone. When school is opening in the morning and closing in the afternoon, the area around the school is a very busy and crowded. There will be many children using the crosswalk. Car drivers, bikers and in-line skaters must stop to allow people in the crosswalk to cross the street. It is important to look carefully to the left, right and left again if you have to cross the street. DANGER ZONES AROUND A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS When you are waiting for the school bus, you should wait at the bus stop, and stand well back from the curb. When you get off the bus: Look to the rear of the bus before you step off the bottom step. Our friends at the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute tell us that more and more motorists are passing stopped school buses on the right shoulder - where the door is. Take (five giant steps) straight out the bus door, and out of the danger zone.

6. School Bus Safety Web school bus safety Web http://www.ncbussafety.org/

7. M & O Bus Lines - Kid's School Bus Safety Zone Kid's Menu. school bus safety is very important. http://www.mo-buslines.com/ie/safety/kidsafety.html

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8. Ashtabula County School Bus Safety Committee The purpose of the Ashtabula County school bus safety site is to focus on the laws and procedures used by bus drivers in http://www.ashtabula.net/bussafety

About Us Sign our Guest Book Read our Guest Book Picture Gallery ... AshtabulaCounty.Net The purpose of the Ashtabula County School Bus Safety site is to focus on the laws and procedures used by bus drivers in safely transporting students to and from school. Special emphasis will be made to encourage the public as well as students to be aware of and practice these safety laws and procedures. "Signal For Safety" Statistics have proven that school buses are one of the safest forms of transportation. One reason for this is because school bus drivers are thoroughly and properly trained. Another reason is that the school bus minimum construction standards, and annual inspections by the State Highway Patrol, assure that the vehicle is safe. Another little-know fact is this: Most injuries to students happen outside of the bus. That is why we are focusing on "Signal For Safety" The first signal motorists need to be aware of is the flashing yellow light, or amber warning lights. They mean "CAUTION the bus is preparing to stop to pick up or drop off passengers".

9. School Bus Safety Resource Guide Information on a number of programs and resource materials which can be used to improve school bus safety by targeting a variety of audiences http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/schoolbus/schoolbus.htm

Home About the Ministry Traveller's Information Road Safety ... FAQ Location: Ministry Home Road Safety Road Safety Topics School Bus Safety Resource Guide This School Bus Safety Resource Guide provides information on a number of programs and resource materials which can be used to improve school bus safety by targetting a variety of audiences, from school vehicle passengers and their parents, to school vehicle drivers, community groups and the general public. The information and programs included in this Resource Guide are arranged primarily around the intended audience for the information, although other groups and individuals may be interested in the material as well. Contents Introduction Programs for School Vehicle Riders and Caregivers Information and Programs for School Bus Safety Professionals Information and Programs to Promote Enforcement of School Bus Laws ... Acknowledgements Introduction Ontario's school population includes over two million students. Of those, over 800,000 use school buses every day. This includes children who are bused from rural areas and children who participate in special programs, such as French immersion, as well as those who use school buses for field trips.

10. 2002 Crash Reports - National Coalition Of School Bus Safety DC The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probablecause of a collision between an 18-wheel truck and a school bus in Arkansas http://www.ncsbs.org/crashreports/crashreports2002_1.htm

Home Page Mission Membership Crash Reports Parents' Stories Endorsements Fact Summaries New Technology ... Accident Form Accident Data Pre-2000 Links Contact NCSBS If you like this site click here to Tell a Friend Crash Reports 200 click below for specific reports... October 27, 2002 Kansas School for the Deaf H igh S ... O October 10, 2002 School Bus, Truck Collide in Mich igan Wednesday, September 18, 2002 Bus crash brings call for seat belts September 4, 2002 P oor M aintenance ... Crash Reports 1999 September 4, 2002 POOR MAINTENANCE, INADEQUATE BRAKE INSPECTION CITED IN FATAL TRUCK COLLISION WITH SCHOOL BUS WASHINGTON D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of a collision between an 18-wheel truck and a school bus in Arkansas last year was the reduced braking efficiency of the truck's brakes, which had been poorly maintained and inadequately inspected. Three school children died on May 31, 2001, when a truck-tractor semitrailer exited Interstate 540 at State Highway 282 near Mountainburg, Arkansas, failed to stop at the bottom of the ramp, and collided with a school bus. Two other children received serious injuries and four had minor injuries. The drivers of both vehicles sustained minor injuries.

11. School Bus Safety Web http://itre.ncsu.edu/GHSP/NCBUSSAFETY.html

12. School Bus Safety Web Main Menu, Play These SAFETY GAMES. Learn about the DANGER ZONE. Crossword Puzzle.Safety Rule Match. Connect the Dots. Put the Picture in the Right Box. http://itre.ncsu.edu/GHSP/MainMenu.html

Play These SAFETY GAMES Learn about the DANGER ZONE Crossword Puzzle Safety Rule Match ... Paint the Danger Zone

13. School Bus Safety - FAQs Placards may be placed on school buses, subject to the following can be placed onthe right side of the bus. of the poster must have a highway safety theme. http://www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/sbus-faq.htm

NYS Department of Motor Vehicles Governor's Traffic Safety Committee Frequently Asked Questions School Bus Safety What is the law regarding seat belt use on school buses? Are children under the age of four required to be restrained in a car seat while riding on a school bus? Is advertising allowed on school buses? ... What is "Operation Safe-Stop"? What is the law regarding seat belt use on school buses? New York State's school bus seat belt law requires all school buses manufactured after July 1, 1987 to be equipped with seat belts. New York State does not currently mandate seat belt use on school buses, but rather, leaves the a decision to each school district. If you are unsure whether or not the use of seat belts on school buses is mandated by your locality, check with you school board. Are children under the age of four required to be restrained in a car seat while riding on a school bus? Yes. The law states that children under the age of four must be restrained in a federally approved car seat while riding on a school bus [ Section 1229-c(11) Is advertising allowed on school buses?

14. Education World ® - Administrators: School Bus Discipline: Solving The Problem Is school bus discipline a problem in your school? Two school bus discipline policies available on the Web might serve as effective models. In recognition of National school bus safety Week (October 2026, 2002), we are reprising the article. http://www.education-world.com/a_admin/admin024.shtml

Related Resources School Administrators Center Archives: VIEW ALL ARTICLES ... Improvement/Safety School Administrators Article S C H O O L A D M I N I S T R A T O R S A R T I C L E School Bus Discipline: Solving the Problem From time to time, Education World reposts a previously published article that we think might be of interest to administrators. Before reposting, we update all links and add new resources to the articles. We hope you find this archived article to be of value Is school bus discipline a problem in your school? Two school bus discipline policies available on the Web might serve as effective models. Note: This article from the Education World archive was originally published in 1997. In recognition of National School Bus Safety Week (October 20-26, 2002), we are reprising the article. Links have been updated, but some facts and figures might be out of date. Isn't school bus duty one of teaching's (or principal-ing's) great joys? By the end of the school day, students are eager to get home and school staff are eager to get them out the door! And once the kids are safely on the bus, they're out of your mind. Right?

15. School Bus Safety Web get safely to school by reviewing the following safety tips put everything they carryin a backpack or school bag so time so they can walk to the bus stop and http://www.ncbussafety.org/parents.html

Getting Ready for School Help your child get safely to school by reviewing the following safety tips: Have your children put everything they carry in a backpack or school bag so that they won't drop things along the way. Have them wear bright, contrasting colors so they will be more easily seen by drivers. Make sure they leave home on time so they can walk to the bus stop and arrive before the bus is due. Running can be dangerous. NEXT Tips for Walking to the Bus Stop Download/View Tips for Parents Instructions for viewing/downloading files.

16. National Safety Council Fact Sheet Library Safety Rules. school bus safety Rules. Related Links school bus safetyInfants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers See other Fact Sheets. Air Bag http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/schlbus.htm

NSC Home Online Resources Fact Sheet Index School Bus Safety Rules School Bus Safety Rules For some 22 million students nationwide, the school day begins and ends with a trip on a school bus. Unfortunately, each year many youngsters are injured and several are killed in school bus incidents. School bus related crashes killed 164 persons and injured an estimated 18,000 persons nationwide in 1999, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and General Estimates System (GES). Over the past six years, about 70% of the deaths in fatal school bus related crashes were occupants of vehicles other than the school bus and 20% were pedestrians. About 4% were school bus passengers and 2% were school bus drivers. Of the pedestrians killed in school bus related crashes over this period, approximately 77% were struck by the school bus. Of the people injured in school bus related crashes from 1994 through 1999, about 44% were school bus passengers, 9% were school bus drivers, and another 43% were occupants of other vehicles. Although drivers of all vehicles are required to stop for a school bus when it is stopped to load or discharge passengers, children should not rely on them to do so. The National Safety Council encourages parents to teach their youngsters these rules for getting on and off the school bus:

17. School Bus Safety in automobiles riding to and from school in automobiles. Visit the 1999 Report Card on school bus safety in the United States. http://www.stnonline.com/stn/schoolbussafety/

450,000 yellow school buses provide transportation service daily nationwide; 23.5 million elementary and secondary school children ride school buses daily throughout the United States, twice a day; That's about 47,000,000 student trips daily before adding an estimated 5,000,000 more for activity trips daily; Approximately 54% of all K-12 students in the country ride yellow school buses; This equals about about 10 billion individual student rides , or 20 billion boardings and deboardings, annually. America spends an average of $493 per regular ed child for transportation annually; America spends an average of $2,460 per special needs child for transportation annually; Slightly more than 46,000 school buses were manufactured during the 12 months of the 1998-99 school year; 350 pupil transportation delegates are appointed by the chief school officer in each state meet for a week-long conference once every five years to review and rewrite minimum standards and specifications for safe operation;

18. SCHOOL BUS SAFETY GUIDE school bus safety GUIDE. School The reality of school bus safety isthat more children are hurt outside a bus than inside one. The http://www.schooltrans.com/Safetyguide.htm

SCHOOL BUS SAFETY GUIDE School buses are one of the safest forms of transportation in the nation - nearly 2,000 times safer than the family car. Accidents are rare because school districts . . . and the school bus contractors who serve them . . . work hard to train drivers to avoid getting into accidents. In addition, the buses themselves are designed to withstand all but the most serious crashes without death or serious injury. With continued training to help children learn how to get on and off the bus safely - during National School Bus Safety Week each fall, or at other times during the year - parents and teachers can help prevent the remaining few accidents that now occur. The reality of school bus safety is that more children are hurt outside a bus than inside one. The child who bends over to retrieve a dropped school paper, or who walks too close to the bus while crossing the street, needs to be aware that every yellow school bus is surrounded by a danger zone. In many school districts, children are taught to escape from that zone by taking five giant steps as soon as they leave the bus. If they must cross the street after exiting, they're taught to cross in front of the bus - and to be sure they're able to maintain eye contact with the driver. Perhaps the most difficult thing to teach children, especially young children, is not to go back to pick up items they've dropped near the bus, or left on the bus.

19. M & O Bus Lines - Kid's School Bus Safety Zone The Kid's Safety Zone is a must see for kid's needing to know aboutschool bus safety. Features school bus safety rules, online http://mo-buslines.com/kidsafety.html

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20. National School Bus Safety Week Information National school bus safety Week Theme is Shhh Railroad Crossing. Return to SchoolBus Safety Week information. Poster Theme for 2003 Shhh - Railroad Crossing. http://www.napt.org/SBSW/intro.htm

2002 Poster Contest Winners School Bus Safety Week Theme/Dates 2003 Poster Contest Rules Poster Themes ... 2003 School Bus Safety Speech Contest National School Bus Safety Week Theme is: Shhh - Railroad Crossing The dates are: October 19-25, 2003 (School Bus Safety Week will always be held the third full week of October.) Return to School Bus Safety Week information Poster Theme for 2003: Shhh - Railroad Crossing Poster Theme for 2004: Flashing Red Means Stop Ahead Poster Theme for 2005: I See the Driver, the Driver Sees Me Poster Theme for 2006: Be Aware! Cross with Care Poster Theme for 2007: Stop on Red - Kids Ahead Return to School Bus Safety Week information

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