Bus Facts

The American School Bus Council is a coalition of the school transportation community committed to providing safe, effective, efficient and healthy transportation for the more than 25 million schoolchildren who ride more than 480,000 school buses each day. 

NAPT's vision is to be first and foremost in leading, supporting and developing world-class professionals who provide safe and efficient pupil transportation for our children.

• National Highway Transportation Administration, “Seat Belts on School Buses 
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “Traffic Safety Facts, 2009 Data.”
• McCray, Linda B. and John Brewer, “Child Safety Research in School Buses.” DOT.gov.

• Beaudry, Christine, “School Bus Safety,” Kaboose.com, Accessed 9/16/2011 Downs, Martin, “Child Safety: School Bus Still Best,” WebMD, Accessed 9/19/2011
• Shapley, Dan, “4 Things Parents Can Do to Stop School Bus Pollution,” The Daily Green, 7/21/2011
• O’Donnell, Jayne, “Are School Buses Safe,” Shop Auto Week, 12/7/2011 –

• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations
• National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services
• National Highway Traffic Safety
• Environmental Protection Agency Clean School Bus Rebate Program
• American School Bus Council
• National Safety Council School Bus Safety Rules
• National Association for Pupil Transportation
• American School Bus Council - School Bus Facts
• Colorado Student Transportation Disabilities Manual

• Transportation Research Board, “The Relative Risks of School Travel: A National Perspective and Guidance for Local Community Risk Assessment,” TRB Special Report 269, 2002
• University of California Berkeley, "Struggling to Get to School: The Effect of State Transportation Cuts on Public School Students, Families," Institute of Governmental Studies, 04/03/12

• The Equipping and Use of Passenger Lap/Shoulder Belts In School Buses
  February 2014
• Flammability Standards for School Buses
  October 2011
• Advertising on School Buses
  March 2011
• Regulatory Guidance on "S" Endorsement - FMCSA
  July 2005
• Pupil Transportation System Security – More Attention from Terrorists Demands More Attention from Us
  January 2005
• Survey of State Laws on 12- and 15-Passenger Vans Used for School Transportation
  February 2004
• Repair or Replacement of Components on School Buses
  November 2003
• Enhancing School Bus and Pupil Transportation Safety
  August 2002
• School Bus Replacement Considerations
  January 2002
• Safety Recalls Involving School Buses
  September 2000
• Transporting the Nation's School Children: School Bus-Transit Bus
  August 2000
• Speed Limits for School Buses
  April 2000
• School Bus Drivers - Their importance and Training
  March 2000
• History of School Bus Safety
  Revised February 2000
• Vans used for School Transportation
  Revised January 2000
• School Bus Seating Capacity
  October 1999
• Passenger Crash Protection in School Buses
  Updated January 1999