Independent groups that have reviewed the science on diesel fuel have shown no valid data that would require policies to treat diesel differently from any other fuels. School buses today are better in many ways than the older buses. Modern diesel buses have sophisticated technology, and we maintain them for optimum reliability, efficiency and reduced emissions. As far as safety is concerned, school buses have a safety record that is unequaled. The School Bus Information Council reports that some 600 children are killed each year because they do NOT ride in a school bus, but are transported to school in some other vehicle.
School buses are a great American success story.