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How Safe Are School Bus Mini Vans?

Saturday, November 07, 2009
Related Tags: vans | school | mini | transportation | nhtsa
 

Instructions

Significance

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    According to the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA), American students are nearly eight times safer riding to and from school in a school bus as opposed to any other mode of transportation.

Warning

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    Students in mini vans face a greater risk to their safety; these vehicles are not legally held to the same occupant-safety standards as are regular school buses.

Rollover Potential

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    Mini vans are associated with higher rollover potential than many other types of passenger vehicles.

Driver Requirements

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    These nine to 15-passenger vehicles are not legally classified as buses; therefore, their operators are not held to the same high standards as those that have obtained commercial driver's licenses.

Considerations

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    In order to discourage the use of mini vans for student transportation, manufacturers and auto dealerships are forbidden by law from selling these vehicles to school districts.

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