Transportation Safety Bibliography

General Information

Air Bag Safety Campaign. We All Pay ... And It Costs Too Much: The High Price of Not Buckling Up. National Safety Council, n.d.
     This brochure provides facts and statistics on the costs associated with the failure to use seat belts. It offers suggestions to improve seat belt usage.
Contact:
Air Bag Safety Campaign
National Safety Council
1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 12th Floor
Washington, DC 20036-5405
Telephone: (202) 625-2570
Fax: (202) 822-1399
E-mail: airbag@nsc.org
Internet: http://www.nsc.org/partners/costs.htm

Children's Safety Network National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center. MCH Agencies: Traffic Safety Partners Fact Sheet Packet. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 1999.
     This packet of traffic safety fact sheets and resource listings emphasizes maternal and child health agencies' role as traffic safety partners. The material examines the scope of the traffic safety issue, causes of traffic injuries and preventative measures.
Contact:
Children's Safety Network
55 Chapel Street
Newton, MA 02458
Telephone: (617) 969-7100
Fax: (617) 244-3436
E-mail: csn@edc.org
Internet: http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/

Guideline for the Safe Transportation of Preschool-Age Children in School Buses. U.S. Department of Transportation, 1999.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/buses/Guide1999/prekfinal.htm
     This document sets forth recommendations for the safe transportation of preschool children. There are also child safety restraint system guidelines and bus evacuation recommendations.

The National Safe Kids Campaign Motor Vehicle Occupant Injury Fact Sheet. http://www.firehouse.com/safekids/factsheets/mvo.html
     The National Safe Kids Campaign developed this fact sheet presents comprehensive statistics on death and injuries, high-risk groups, child safety seats, and health care costs and savings related to motor vehicle occupant safety.

National Highway Transportation Safety Board. Highway Special Investigation Report: Pupil Transportation In Vehicles Not Meeting Federal Schoolbus Standards. U.S. Department of Transportation, 1999.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/exit.cfm?link=http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/1999/SIR9902.pdf
     This report describes the findings of a National Transportation Safety Board special investigation conducted in response to four fatal crashes involving nonconforming buses used to transport children.

School Bus Drivers -- Their Importance and Training (Position Paper). National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services, 2000.
http://www.nasdpts.org/paperBusDrivers.html
     This National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS) position paper provides an overview of the evolution of state pupil transportation services. In addition, the position paper affirms the organization's commitment to improving bus driver training and the professional development of school bus drivers consistent with National Highway Transportation Safety Administration guidelines.

School Bus Loading & Unloading Survey: 2000-2001 School Year. Kansas State Department of Education, 2002.
     This publication presents a collection of fatality accident records provided by state agencies responsible for school transportation safety and/or accident records. Only those fatality accidents involving school children in or around the loading or unloading areas of a school bus, or transit buses, are included in this survey.
Contact:
Kansas State Department of Education
School Bus Safety Education Unit
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
Telephone: (785) 296-3551
Fax: (785) 296-6659

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. School Bus Safety Assurance Program. U.S. Department of Transportation, n.d.
     The purpose of the "School Bus Safety Assurance Program" initiated in May 1995, is to inform school transportation personnel and others about current safety recalls involving school buses. The School Bus Recall Listing provides all school bus-related safety recall campaigns initiated by school bus manufacturers for the past five years and is updated each May. A special section is included on the "School Bus Handrail Program" with a handrail recall listing.
Contact:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Traffic Safety Programs Resource Center
400 Seventh Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20590
Telephone: (888) DASH2DOT
Fax: (202) 493-2062

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. School Bus Safety Report. U.S. Department of Transportation, 2002.
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-11/SchoolBus.html
     This report provides a summary and update of school bus safety activities conducted by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, including statistics on pedestrian and school bus related fatalities.

Transportation Resource Board. The Relative Risks of School Travel: A National Perspective and Guidance for Local Community Risk Assessment (Special Report 269). National Research Council, 2002.
     This research report examines the relative risks among various types of school transportation. Analyzes relative risks, injury and fatality statistics and proposes a risk management process. Suggests several factors to consider when developing a risk management program.

Who's Who in Traffic Safety: A Guide to Agencies and Organizations.
http://www.edc.org/HHD/csn/buildbridges/whoswho/wwtoc.html
     Who's Who in Traffic Safety was developed as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's ongoing effort to promote collaboration among different groups and disciplines to reduce traffic injuries and fatalities. A publication of the Education Development Center, Inc., it lists the major agencies and organizations involved in traffic safety and includes links to their web sites when available.