School Bus Crash Rates on Routine and Nonroutine Routes

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• Personal Author:
  Hamann C ; O'Neal E ; Peek-Asa, Corinne ; Ramirez M ; Stahlhut M ; Young T
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Although prior research has established that school buses are a safe form of transportation, crashes can produce catastrophic consequences. School buses have 2 types of routes: predictable, routine routes that take children to and from school and less predictable, nonroutine routes for school events. No studies have examined school bus crash incidence and characteristics by these route types. METHODS: School bus crashes were identified from the Iowa Department of Transportation Crash Database from mid-2005 through mid-2010. Crash reports did not identify whether the bus was on a routine or nonroutine route, so a protocol to assign these based on day and time was developed. Bus mileage was provided by the Iowa Department of Education. RESULTS: The school bus crash rate was 2.1 times higher on nonroutine routes than on routine routes (95% CI = 1.8-2.3). Most crashes involved an improper action by the driver of another vehicle. In crashes attributed to improper actions of school buses, failure to yield the right-of-way and disregarding traffic signs were more common on routine routes, while losing control, speeding, reckless, or aggressive driving were more common on nonroutine routes. CONCLUSIONS: School bus crashes are more likely to occur on nonroutine routes. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Adolescent
  • Automobiles
  • Behavior
  • Education
  • Occupational Health
  • Public Health
  • Safety
  • Transportation
• Keywords:
  • Transportation
  • Bus drivers
  • Motor vehicles
  • Drivers
  • Accidents
  • Accident rates
  • Accident analysis
  • Warning signs
  • Behavior
  • Behavior patterns
  More +
• ISSN:
  0022-4391
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  84
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062415
• Citation:
  J Sch Health 2014 Sep; 84(9):575-580
• Contact Point Address:
  Elizabeth O'Neal, Graduate Student, Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, E11 Seashore Hall, Iowa City, IA 52245-1407
• Email:
  elizabeth-oneal@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of School Health
• End Date:
  20290630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225669/cdc_225669_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 492.93 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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