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

Table 27. Buses in Fatal Crashes by Type of Bus, 1975-2009

Year

School

Cross-Country Intercity

Transit

Other

Unknown

Total

1975

130

29

131

18

19

327

1976

123

30

130

13

23

319

1977

126

33

123

14

25

321

1978

143

54

143

14

18

372

1979

150

37

123

21

16

347

1980

117

38

150

14

11

330

1981

110

48

150

20

14

342

1982

104

37

106

31

11

289

1983

  99

41

105

40

22

307

1984

119

48

103

33

17

320

1985

126

29

116

33

33

337

1986

101

33

  99

29

24

286

1987

132

29

115

46

31

353

1988

105

31

103

30

18

287

1989

109

32

120

25

25

311

1990

112

27

114

19

17

289

1991

106

39

  86

26

17

274

1992

  98

36

113

21

17

285

1993

112

28

  82

21

20

263

1994

106

23

105

12

12

258

1995

109

23

101

23

15

271

1996

124

35

115

32

20

326

1997

117

37

109

15

19

297

1998

112

38

115

16

  8

289

1999

139

38

106

19

17

319

2000

120

40

128

20

17

325

2001

119

38

104

16

15

292

2002

  95

35

100

26

18

274

2003

113

26

104

30

18

291

2004

111

35

  85

26

22

279

2005

111

38

  83

34

14

280

2006

118

33

105

22

27

305

2007

109

35

113

16

  8

281

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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