How to Prevent School Bus Danger Zone Casualties in New York
Ensuring the safety of children is a tough task. There are numerous incidents reported where students are found locked up in school busses or knocked down by motor vehicles while waiting to be picked up by their school busses at bus stops. Some zones are prominent and known to be a zone for a lot of student fatalities. There are categorized as danger zones. According to a report that rolled out in the year 2013, an average of 92 school bus danger fatalities 12 casualties were reported in the past eight years. 37 of the casualties were caused by a passing vehicle, 24 of them occurred when students were in front of the bus. 12 of them were because the children were too close to the side of their bus and 10 when they ran after the bus. While the damages that occurred due to these accidents may be irreparable, several measures can be implemented to ensure that these incidents do not repeat.
How to Prevent Bus Accidents
According to the American School Bus Council, 25 million children are carried by about 480,000 school buses every year. This means that the school bus industry is the largest form of mass transit in the country. While school buses offer students a safe, eco-friendly and valuable service to communities across the US, they are also involved in a great number of accidents each year. Bus accidents can be prevented with a few safety tips.
Tips to Prevent Bus Accidents
Here is a look at important safety tips to help in preventing bus accidents:
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