How safe is school bus transportation?
School bus transportation is one of the safest forms of transportation in the United States. Every year, approximately 440,000 public school buses travel approximately 4.3 billion miles to transport 23.5 million children to and from school and school-related activities. Between 1988 and 1998, there were about 416,000 fatal traffic crashes in the United States. Of those, only 1,265 were classified as school bus-related. (NHTSA) Riding an Alabama school bus you are much less likely to be involved in a collision than riding in any other type of vehicle. If involved in a collision, you are much less likely to suffer an injury. School buses are involved in only 3/10 of one percent of all Alabama accidents. Alabama school bus drivers are among the best trained in the United States. State law requires all drivers to hold a Commercial Driver License (CDL) and an Alabama School Bus Driver Certificate. State and Federal laws require background checks and random drug testing for bus drivers. Alab
