Reasons analyzing of school bus accidents in China

School bus accidents not only cause serious casualties, but also have had a very bad effect on society. Recently, school bus accidents have caused widespread concerns in all aspects of society. Even the relevant authorities have begun to focus on bus safety. The safety of school buses has become an urgent issue. In order to investigate the causes of a particular accident, school bus accidents that occurred in the past and school bus standards of China and abroad were analyzed. According to the reasons for school bus accidents and defects of the school bus standards in China, countermeasures and suggestions were proposed in this paper to promote school bus safety. (C) 2012 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.