TP 2436 E
Leaflet CL9906E
December 1999

• Introduction
• Summary Findings
• Tables & Detailed Findings

Introduction

This report provides a statistical summary of collisions involving school buses over the 10-year period from 1988-1997. The report reviews the number of collisions involving at least one school bus, the number of school buses involved in collisions, and the resulting fatalities and personal injuries inside and outside the school bus.

Collision analysis also addresses ages of casualties; type and time of day of collision; number of incidents by year and point of impact on the school bus; and the vehicle manoeuvre that preceded the collision.

Summary Findings

Over the 10-year period, 1988 to 1997:

• A total of 29,488 school buses were involved in 29,193 collisions – 177 fatal, 5,659 personal-injury and 23,357 property-damage collisions.
• School bus collisions have resulted in 204 fatalities and 10,480 injuries – an average of 20 fatalities and 1,048 injuries per year.
• Of the 204 total fatalities, eight were school bus occupants (less than 19 years old) – an average of one death per year. Five of these eight fatalities occurred between 1989 to 1991; the remaining three occurred in 1994.
• The 5,836 casualty-producing collisions (i.e. fatal and injury-producing) involving at least one school bus represent approximately 0.3 percent of the 1,734,244 casualty-producing collisions involving all vehicle types.

Tables and Detailed Findings

• Table 1: All Casualties in School Bus Collisions, 1988-1997
• Table 2: School Bus Occupant and Pedestrian Casualties by Age, 1988-1997
• Table 3: School-Age Casualties (Less Than 19 Years Old) by Time of Day, 1988-1997
• Table 4: School Buses Having Occupant Casualties by Principal Point of Impact on School Bus, 1988-1997
• Table 5: School Buses Having Occupant Casualties by Year, 1988-1997
• Table 6: Pedestrian Casualties by Vehicle Manoeuvre of Striking Vehicle, 1988-1997

Data Source: Transport Canada, Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Regulation Directorate, Traffic Accident Information Database (TRAID)

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