Transit

While small in number when compared to the nation’s school bus fleet, public transit buses move large numbers of passengers on a daily basis. Issues for student passengers including crash protection and interactions with the general public pose the need for different kinds of training for student passengers. Due to federal restrictions on the use of public transit for school transportation, local boards of education need to be well informed before implementing local policies involving this mode of transportation.

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Federal Laws Governing Transit Buses & School Bus Service

• Letter from Jennifer Dorn, Administrator, Federal Transit Administration
  January 2005
• Public Transportation and School Buses, Federal Transit Administration
  January 2005

Transportation (other than school bus)

• Transporting the Nation's School Children: School Bus-Transit Bus
  August 2000
• Vans used for School Transportation
  Revised January 2000
• Federal Transit Administration Testing of Buses
  August 1999

 

 

 

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