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Turning Tragedy into Triumph How One School District Can Make a Difference

Turning Tragedy into Triumph How One School District Can Make a Difference. Westbrook Bus Crash Families Texas Chapter of National Coalition for School Bus Safety 2007. The BISD “Success” Story. Our Accident: March 29, 2006 What we learned together

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Turning Tragedy into Triumph How One School District Can Make a Difference

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  1. Turning Tragedy into Triumph How One School District Can Make a Difference Westbrook Bus Crash Families Texas Chapter of National Coalition for School Bus Safety 2007

  2. The BISD “Success” Story • Our Accident: March 29, 2006 • What we learned together - Making Buses Safer For Kids (9 min DVD) • Action Taken; Implemented • Doing the right thing. Why you can’t afford to ignore it.

  3. Cost of Lap-Shoulder Technology • Cost Effective in new buses • BISD experience - added $10,144 to $89,726.00 bus - cost less than 10% of total bus cost • Manufacturer quotes $7,000-$10,000 additional costs depending on type of bus • Cost Savings - reduced/eliminated charter cost - reduced insurance premium? • Can you afford not to?

  4. 2007 Legislative Session Efforts Underway • Ashley and Alicia’s Bill • TX – HB229 filed by Rep. Alan Ritter (Beaumont) requiring school buses acquired on or after 9/1/07 to be equipped with lap-shoulder belts for all occupants. • HB323 filed by Rep. Mike “Tuffy” Hamilton (Orange) • TX – SB118 companion bill filed by Sen. Judith Zaffirini • Additional Bills filed by other Rep. (Waco)

  5. Accidents Happen • Statewide Texas for 1998-2001 time period - 7.25 annual fatality school bus accidents - 857 annual non-fatal injury school bus accidents - 16 annual fatal motor coach/transit accidents - 1636.75 annual non-fatal injury motor coach/transit accidents *Texas Dept. Statistics (latest information available)

  6. Injuries Happen • American Pediatric Society Study - 2001-2003 time period - 51,100 school bus related injuries that resulted in treatment in a U.S. emergency room - 17,0000 injuries annually (almost triple the amount previously reported by government statistics) - 42% of injuries from school bus accidents (leading cause) *School bus - related injuries among children and teenagers in the United States, 2001-2003: McGeehan et. al., Pediatrics (Nov. 2006)

  7. Fatalities • 70% of fatalities resulting in motor coach and school bus crashes involved rollovers • 16-20 school bus accident related fatalities of each year as reported by NHTSA-Transportation Research Board; but may be even higher upon reviews of individual state statistics

  8. Additional Thoughts • 4 states require lap belts; California mandated lap/shoulder belts in new buses July 2005 • Dangerous trend: Motor coach industry direct targeting school districts • ncsbs.org; safebuses4kids.org

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