American School Bus 美国校车概况课件.pptVIP

The school bus tragedy happened in Gansu province a few weeks ago called everyone’s attention to the school bus issue.;; Maybe it was the film Forrest Gump that let us know the American School Bus for the first time.;History; School bus in early 20th century;School bus in 1930’s ; At the 1939 conference organized by rural education expert Dr. Frank Cyr, some standards applied to improving school bus safety. The most recognizable standard was the development of School Bus Yellow as a standardized school bus color.;;Modern School Bus;;Figure ——heavy and thick ;School Bus Yellow; Big “STOP”;Flash lights;STOP WHEN RED LIGHTS FLASH; GPS tracking devices have been added to school buses in the past decade.;Privilege Security; When the students get on or off the bus, the cars on both sides must stop and wait.;Sometimes,even the President‘s limousine (总统专车) should stop and wait for it.;; In 2002, NHTSA(美国高速公路安全管理局) published a report to Congress that highlighted the safety of school buses. NHTSA said that U.S. students are eight times safer riding in a school bus than with their own parents or guardians in cars. ;fatality rate (stated by NHTSA);What will happen if a Hummer(悍马) crash into a yellow school bus？;;Thanks to: