School Bus
In 2003, 20 children ages 14 and under were killed, and in 2003 more than 6,200 were injured, in school bus-related incidents. More than 45 percent of these deaths were child pedestrians, rather than bus occupants. More than half of all school-age pedestrians killed in school bus-related crashes are between the ages of 5 and 7. Many of bus-related child pedestrian deaths occur when children are boarding or exiting the school bus, due to the driver’s blind spot, which extends approximately 10 feet around the bus. Of students who are non-fatally injured in school bus-related incidents, 90 percent are bus occupants. School bus-related injuries alone account for $29.8 million in medical costs. For more information:
National Safety Council:
www.nsc.org
Facts about Injuries to Children at School
See Website: Safe Kids Worldwide
www.usa.safekids.org