2. STUDY OBJECTIVE
The objective of the study was to investigate the relative safety offered to children of different ages by compartmentalization and by child restraints in the context of travelling in school buses. Testing on an acceleration sled using dummies representing children of different ages, mass and heights was performed in order to achieve this.
3. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
This study has demonstrated that:
From Table 1, it is evident that cases involving pedestrians are the most prevalent in this breakdown. The types of vehicle to vehicle collisions are fairly evenly divided.
In this study, the criteria for a case to be included are:
School buses are the safest way to transport children to and from school.
The federal government updated rules for school bus mirrors in 1998 to enhance the field-of-view around buses. Proper use of mirrors reduces blind spots for school bus drivers, keeping children safer. Before driving, you must adjust the bus's mirrors.
Always take the time to actually LOOK at the reflected image in the mirror and to SEE what is there.
If you use your 12- or 15-passenger van strictly for personal use, it may be exempted from the requirements that apply to commercial vehicles. Contact your province/territory to determine requirements for personal use.
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