Are school buses unsafe?

Although automobile safety has changed by leaps and bounds over the last few decades, safety standards on school buses haven't changed much since the 1960s. Unlike cars, seat belts aren't mandatory an. read more

By Spencer Aronfeld When a Florida school bus taking elementary school students home last year collided with a tractor trailer, a dozen children were injured and 9-year-old Aaron Beauchamp died. read more

School buses are the safest commercial passenger vehicles manufactured in and for the United States. Their “cage” construction is only surpassed by armored vehicles, which are not passenger mediums so I don’t include them in my answer. read more

As a result, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association, among other groups, have called for seat belts on school buses. “Without restraint, your child is a missile waiting to launch on a school bus—very unsafe,” says Dr. Alan Ross, president of the National Coalition for School Bus Safety. read more