Journal article
School bus crash rates on routine and nonroutine routes
The Journal of school health, Vol.84(9), pp.575-580
09/2014
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12189
PMID: 25117891
Abstract
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.
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.
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.
School bus crashes are more likely to occur on nonroutine routes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- School bus crash rates on routine and nonroutine routes
- Creators
- Elizabeth O'Neal - Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, E11 Seashore Hall, Iowa City, IA 52245-1407. elizabeth-oneal@uiowa.eduMarizen RamirezCara HamannTracy YoungMary StahlhutCorinne Peek-Asa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of school health, Vol.84(9), pp.575-580
- DOI
- 10.1111/josh.12189
- PMID
- 25117891
- NLM abbreviation
- J Sch Health
- ISSN
- 0022-4391
- eISSN
- 1746-1561
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- name: the Iowa Department of Transportation, award: 9N-10-0408-006; name: the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2014
- Academic Unit
- Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Psychological and Brain Sciences; Nursing; Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9983995140002771
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