School Bus Safety

• National Association of Pupil Transportation
  http://www.napt.org/
• National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation
  http://www.nasdpts.org/
• School Bus Information Council
  http://www.schoolbusinfo.org/
• Pupil Transportation Safety Institute
  http://www.ptsi.org/
• National Coalition for School Bus Safety
  http://www.ncsbs.org/
• School Bus Fleet Magazine (good resource for national statistics)
  http://www.schoolbusfleet.com/

Programs to improve safety on school busses

• Bus Discipline: A Positive Approach
  http://www.sopriswest.com/ERP2Web/ProductPage.aspx?parentId=019001401&functionID=009000008

News Articles & Studies

• 10 Basic Tips on School Bus Safety: A Parent's Guide
  http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/childsafety/bbtr/schoolbus.htm#basic_tips
• The Relative Risks of School Travel
  http://trb.org/publications/sr/sr269.pdf
• Traffic Safety Facts 2001: School Transportation-Related Crashes
  http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSF2001/2001sbus.pdf
• Choosing the Best Bus for Transporting Preschool-Age Children
  http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/buses/choosing_schoolbus/pre-school-bus_01.html
• Back to school: Foil those bullies on the bus
  http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/08/25/loc_back_to_school_foil.html
• Enhancing School Bus Safety and Pupil Transportation Safety (2002)
  http://www.nasdpts.org/documents/EnhancingSchoolBusPupilTransportationSafety.pdf

Regarding Seat Belts on Buses

• Seat Belts on School Buses: A Review of Issues and Research
  http://www.hsrc.unc.edu/pubinfo/child_busses.htm
• Seat Belts on School Buses (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
  http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/buses/pub/seatbelt.hmp.html
• Seat Belt Fact Sheet
  http://www.isbe.state.il.us/funding/pdf/lapbelt_fact.pdf
• Seat Belts on School Buses? (Canada Safety Council)
  http://www.safety-council.org/info/traffic/schbusbelt.htm
• Seat Belts on School Buses
  http://kcsos.kern.org/transportation/stories/storyReader$15
• Passenger Crash Protection in School Buses (National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services article)
  http://www.nasdpts.org/paperCrashProtect.html