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School Bus Safety Inside & Outside. School Bus Safety Inside & Outside. Howard “Mac” Dashney Executive Director MAPT 517.886.0881 (T) 517.886.0882 (F) [email protected]. School Bus Safety Inside & Outside. What is happening today? Nationally 440,000 school buses transporting - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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School Bus SafetySchool Bus SafetyInside & OutsideInside & Outside
School Bus SafetySchool Bus SafetyInside & OutsideInside & Outside
Howard “Mac” DashneyHoward “Mac” Dashney
Executive DirectorExecutive Director
MAPTMAPT
517.886.0881 (T)517.886.0881 (T)
517.886.0882 (F)517.886.0882 (F)
[email protected]@mapt.org
School Bus SafetySchool Bus SafetyInside & OutsideInside & Outside
What is happening today?What is happening today? NationallyNationally
440,000 school buses transporting440,000 school buses transporting 23,500,000 students a total of23,500,000 students a total of 47,000,000 daily rides47,000,000 daily rides
MichiganMichigan 18,000 school buses transporting18,000 school buses transporting 860,000 students a total of860,000 students a total of 1,720,000 daily rides1,720,000 daily rides
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What can be expected this year?What can be expected this year? NationallyNationally
7.9 Billion rides covering7.9 Billion rides covering 4.3 Billion miles4.3 Billion miles
MichiganMichigan 309,600,000 annual rides covering309,600,000 annual rides covering 167,184,000 miles167,184,000 miles
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Fatalities 1990 – 2000*Fatalities 1990 – 2000* 1,450 School bus-related fatalities1,450 School bus-related fatalities 969 (67%) Occupants of other vehicles969 (67%) Occupants of other vehicles 35 (2%) Other non-occupants35 (2%) Other non-occupants 322 (22%) Outside school bus322 (22%) Outside school bus
74 (5%) Struck by other vehicles74 (5%) Struck by other vehicles 248 (17%) Struck by school bus248 (17%) Struck by school bus
124 (9%) Inside school bus124 (9%) Inside school bus 90 (6%) School bus passengers90 (6%) School bus passengers 34 (2%) School bus drivers34 (2%) School bus drivers
School bus occupants vs School bus pedestriansSchool bus occupants vs School bus pedestrians 446 inside and outside school bus446 inside and outside school bus
322 (72%) outside of school bus322 (72%) outside of school bus 124 (27%) inside of school bus124 (27%) inside of school bus
*DOT, NHTSA, NCS&A, “Traffic Safety Facts 2000: School Buses,” *DOT, NHTSA, NCS&A, “Traffic Safety Facts 2000: School Buses,”
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Probabilities – Chances of Fatal InjuriesProbabilities – Chances of Fatal Injuries NationallyNationally
3.6 Times more likely to be fatally injured while 3.6 Times more likely to be fatally injured while walking to/from school bus than while riding inside a walking to/from school bus than while riding inside a school bus.school bus.
1/250,000,000 chance outside bus1/250,000,000 chance outside bus 1/700,000,000 chance inside bus1/700,000,000 chance inside bus
MichiganMichigan No fatality inside a bus since Spring 1989.No fatality inside a bus since Spring 1989. Annually average 3 fatalities outside school bus.Annually average 3 fatalities outside school bus. 1/100,000,000 chance outside bus1/100,000,000 chance outside bus
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Why should you expect this performance?Why should you expect this performance? SizeSize MassMass DesignDesign
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SizeSize Width – 96” (8 feet)Width – 96” (8 feet) Length – 16’ to 40’Length – 16’ to 40’ Height – 9’ to 10’6”Height – 9’ to 10’6” Ground clearance 24” to body panelGround clearance 24” to body panel Ground clearance 12” to entrance doorGround clearance 12” to entrance door Ground to floor 44” (3’8”)Ground to floor 44” (3’8”) Ground to seat cushion 63” (5’3”)Ground to seat cushion 63” (5’3”) Seat back height 24” – 27”Seat back height 24” – 27” Inside aisle width 12”Inside aisle width 12” Passenger capacity 11 – 90 Passenger capacity 11 – 90
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MassMass10,000 lbs (5 tons) to 40,000 lbs (20 tons)10,000 lbs (5 tons) to 40,000 lbs (20 tons)Comparison of vehiclesComparison of vehicles
CarCar VanVan TruckTruck
5’ wide5’ wide 6’ wide6’ wide 8’ wide8’ wide
12’ long12’ long 16’ long16’ long 20-65’ long20-65’ long
3,200 lbs3,200 lbs 4,800 lbs4,800 lbs 7,500-120,000 lbs7,500-120,000 lbs
5’ high5’ high 7’ high7’ high 13’ high13’ high
91% RV91% RV 4% RV4% RV 1.4% RV1.4% RV
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DesignDesign Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) specific for Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) specific for
school busesschool buses FMVSS #111 Rearview MirrorsFMVSS #111 Rearview Mirrors FMVSS #121 Air Brake System ABSFMVSS #121 Air Brake System ABS FMVSS #131 School Bus Pedestrian Safety DeviceFMVSS #131 School Bus Pedestrian Safety Device FMVSS #210 Seat Belt Assembly AnchoragesFMVSS #210 Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages FMVSS #213 Child Restraint SystemsFMVSS #213 Child Restraint Systems FMVSS #217 Bus Emergency Exits, Window Retention, and FMVSS #217 Bus Emergency Exits, Window Retention, and
ReleaseRelease FMVSS #220 School Bus Rollover ProtectionFMVSS #220 School Bus Rollover Protection FMVSS #221 School Bus Body Joint StrengthFMVSS #221 School Bus Body Joint Strength FMVSS #222 School Bus Seating & Crash ProtectionFMVSS #222 School Bus Seating & Crash Protection FMVSS #301 Fuel System IntegrityFMVSS #301 Fuel System Integrity FMVSS #302 Flammability of Interior MaterialsFMVSS #302 Flammability of Interior Materials
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DesignDesign FeaturesFeatures
Alternating Overhead Red Flashing Lights (4 light and 8 Alternating Overhead Red Flashing Lights (4 light and 8 light systems)light systems)
Stop arms, lighted 8 sided signs - STOPStop arms, lighted 8 sided signs - STOP Crossing bars, 6-8’ bar for peds to/from busCrossing bars, 6-8’ bar for peds to/from bus Single right front entrance doorSingle right front entrance door Emergency exits – rear/side doors, side and rear window Emergency exits – rear/side doors, side and rear window
exits, roof hatchesexits, roof hatches Fuel tank caged and baffled and honey combedFuel tank caged and baffled and honey combed Emergency Equipment – First Aid Kit, Flares, Fire Emergency Equipment – First Aid Kit, Flares, Fire
Extinguisher, & Reflective TrianglesExtinguisher, & Reflective Triangles
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Our Worst Nightmare!Our Worst Nightmare!
Erie TownshipErie Township
Truck hauling 120,000 Truck hauling 120,000 lbs of steel hits bus lbs of steel hits bus carrying 61 children carrying 61 children
and adultsand adults
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Third of four school Third of four school buses turning left buses turning left pulls in front of pulls in front of steeling hauling truck steeling hauling truck going straight at this going straight at this intersection.intersection.
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Safety Standards Safety Standards and Features prevent and Features prevent fatalitiesfatalities
48 passengers 48 passengers injuredinjured
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Truck crashes into Truck crashes into driver’s side at the rear driver’s side at the rear axle.axle.
Penetrates 2-4’ into Penetrates 2-4’ into school bus.school bus.
Body joint, roof strength, Body joint, roof strength, seat seat compartmentalization compartmentalization protects passengers.protects passengers.
Bus & Truck respond as Bus & Truck respond as designeddesigned
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Child at point of impact Child at point of impact ejected due to side ejected due to side emergency door opening emergency door opening & tearing body – & tearing body – survives!survives!
Occupants’ compartment Occupants’ compartment withstands penetration withstands penetration by truckby truck
Bodies of bus & truck Bodies of bus & truck separate to reduce force separate to reduce force of impact and of impact and penetration.penetration.
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SummarySummary High Profile VehicleHigh Profile Vehicle Frequency & Opportunity @ RiskFrequency & Opportunity @ Risk Size, Mass, & DesignSize, Mass, & Design Low Probability Catastrophic EventsLow Probability Catastrophic Events Focus on problem – 3.6 times more Focus on problem – 3.6 times more
dangerous outside than inside busdangerous outside than inside bus Random operation vs planned sequenceRandom operation vs planned sequence
