U.S. Department Of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Table 26. Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus, 1975-2009

Year

School

Cross-Country Intercity

Transit

Other

Unknown

Total

1975

129

29

128

18

19

323

1976

122

30

130

13

23

318

1977

126

33

123

14

25

321

1978

143

52

143

14

18

370

1979

150

37

120

21

16

344

1980

117

38

149

14

11

329

1981

109

48

150

20

13

340

1982

104

37

106

31

10

288

1983

  99

41

105

38

22

305

1984

118

48

103

33

17

319

1985

126

29

116

33

33

337

1986

101

33

  99

29

22

284

1987

132

29

115

46

31

353

1988

103

31

102

30

18

284

1989

108

32

119

25

25

309

1990

111

26

113

19

17

286

1991

105

39

  86

25

16

271

1992

  98

35

113

20

17

283

1993

112

28

  82

20

20

262

1994

106

22

105

12

11

256

1995

109

23

101

23

15

271

1996

124

35

113

32

20

324

1997

116

36

109

15

19

295

1998

111

38

115

16

  8

288

1999

137

35

106

18

17

313

2000

119

40

127

20

17

323

2001

117

38

103

16

15

289

2002

  95

35

100

26

18

274

2003

111

26

104

29

18

288

2004

109

35

  85

25

22

276

2005

110

37

  83

34

14

278

2006

117

32

105

22

27

303

2007

109

35

113

15

  8

280

2008

116

20

  92

12

11

251

2009

  89

38

  77

  9

  8

221

Note: A bus is defined as a motor vehicle designed to carry more than 10 passengers, not including the driver.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).

 

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