Incidence and characteristics of school bus crashes and injuries

Jingzhen Yang; Corinne Peek-Asa; Gang Cheng; Erin Heiden; Scott Falb; Marizen Ramirez

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2008.12.012

Incidence and characteristics of school bus crashes and injuries

Jingzhen Yang, Corinne Peek-Asa, Gang Cheng, Erin Heiden, Scott Falb, Marizen Ramirez

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Abstract

Objective: Studies of school bus crashes have focused on the biomechanics of catastrophic collisions, with very few examining crash incidence. Methods: Crashes in the state of Iowa were examined from January 2002 through December 2005. School bus crashes were identified through the Iowa Crash Data, a comprehensive database of all reported crashes in the State of Iowa. School bus mileage data were provided by the Iowa Department of Education. School bus crash, fatality, and injury rates were calculated and differences in crash and injury characteristics between school buses and other vehicles were examined. Results: The school bus crash, fatality and non-fatal injury rates were 320.7, 0.4 and 13.6 per 100 million bus miles travelled, respectively. School bus crash fatality and injury rates were 3.5 and 5.4 times lower than overall all vehicle crash fatality and injury rates, respectively. Drivers of other vehicles were more likely to have caused the crash than the bus driver (P < 0.001). Conclusions: School buses experience low crash rates, and the majority of crashes do not lead to injury. Buses are among the safest forms of road transportation, and efforts to educate drivers of other vehicles may help reduce crashes with buses.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	336-341
Number of pages	6
Journal	Accident Analysis and Prevention
Volume	41
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2008.12.012
State	Published - Mar 2009

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Funding Information:
This research was supported by the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, funded by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC) (grant number R49CCR703640) and the Iowa Department of Transportation (contract 92080408-002). We would like to thank Max Christensen, State Transportation Director for the Iowa Department of Education, for his assistance in interpreting bus mileage data.

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Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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Fatality
Incidence
Injury
School bus crash
School bus mileage

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