School bus and children's traffic safety.
OBJECTIVE
There is no safer way to transport a child than a school bus. Fatal crashes involving occupants are extremely rare events in the US. In recent years, school bus transportation began to develop in China. We want to bring advanced experience on school bus safety in Western countries such as the US to developing countries.


METHODS
We searched the papers related to school bus safety from Medline, Chinese Scientific Journals Database and the Web of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).


RESULTS
There were only 9 papers related to school bus safety, which showed that higher levels of safety standards on school buses, school bus-related transportation and environmental laws and injury prevention were the primary reasons for the desired outcome. Few school bus is related to deaths and injuries in the developed countries.


CONCLUSIONS
The developing countries should make strict environmental laws and standards on school bus safety to prevent children's injury and death.
Pan
Shu-ming
SM
Emergency Department of Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200092ìChina.
Hargarten
Stephen
S
Zhu
Shan-kuan
SK
D000056:Accident Prevention; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D017751:Safety Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D012574:Schools