Fun Facts

• The National Academy of Sciences, the U.S. Department of Transportation and other authorities agree that school buses are the safest form of transportation for getting children to and from school.

• Some 480,000 school buses carry 26 million children – more than half of America’s schoolchildren – each day, rarely with any serious accident.

• Safety features including the color and size of the school buses, height, reinforced sides, , cross view mirrors, and flashing red lights crossing arms and stop sign ensure children are protected and secure on and off the bus.

• School bus drivers are highly trained professionals who have your child’s safety in mind. They receive specialized training in student behavior management, loading and unloading, security and emergency medical procedures.

• Drivers participate in pre-employment and random drug/alcohol testing, as well as frequent driving record checks, and submit to background checks and periodic medical exams to keep their Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with a School Bus Endorsement.

• The school bus industry operates by a set of safety, security, health and driver qualification guidelines that meet, and in some cases exceed, federal and state laws, and ensure that school buses are the safest mode of transportation for our nation’s schoolchildren.