On an average school day in Alberta, approximately 201,000 students are transported by school buses.
Most trips are routine, and students arrive at their destination without mishap.
Travel by school bus is one of the safest modes of transportation. Some people are concerned about the lack of seat belts, but the interior of school buses are designed to protect the occupants in a collision without seat belts. Adding seat belts may not improve the safety of these vehicles. Despite the safety precautions taken in the design of the bus, injuries from school bus incidents do occur. Some injuries are the result of school bus collisions, but children are also injured as pedestrians.