In this week s episode of ER , a school bus full of children is trapped in an icy collision with a snow plow.
Most deaths occur outside of the bus and most injuries happen inside the bus.
The case for seat belts on school buses is not clear cut. The following information was provided by Professor Baker, The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, The National Transportation Safety Board, and School Transportation News. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 100 crashes between 1987 and 1997 in which at least one occupant of a school bus died. Nine of these children are school bus occupants and 23 are pedestrians. Children who are getting on and off buses are right next to traffic, and frequently they need to get across the road.