School Bus Safety

Although they are not typically equipped with seat belts, school buses are also 70% safer than any other vehicle. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): “Students are about 70 times more likely to get to school safely when taking a bus instead of traveling by car. That’s because school buses are the most regulated vehicles on the road; they’re designed to be safer than passenger vehicles in preventing crashes and injuries; and in every State, stop-arm laws protect children from other motorists.”

Combined, these buses are getting over 27 million children to and from school daily. This system significantly opens up access to education, reduces traffic, and benefits the environment by replacing cars on the road. If a child takes the bus to school from kindergarten through 12th grade, they’ll ride it approximately 4,600 times throughout their academic career.