How common are bus accidents in India?

NEW DELHI: In the past four years — 2018 to 2021 — a total of 22,442 persons, including school children, lost their lives in bus accidents across the country. Just Uttar Pradesh accounted for nearly 5,000 such fatalities or about one-fifth of the total deaths.



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According to several studies, the rate of death is lower for travel on public transport than that in cars. For example, in the USA, fatality rate for car occupants were found to be 23 times higher than those for bus occupants, per 100 million person-trips [3].

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Passenger vehicles are by far the most dangerous motorized transportation option compared. Over the last 10 years, passenger vehicle death rate per 100,000,000 passenger miles was over 20 times higher than for buses, 17 times higher than for passenger trains, and 595 times higher than for scheduled airlines.

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Traveling Safely In fact, when you look more closely at the data, you find that bus and train fatalities occur much less often than airplane crashes. For example, in 2016, there were only 0.7 fatalities per billion passenger miles traveled on a bus versus 1.06 for air travel.

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As expected, pedestrians and bicyclists who are hit by a bus are often severely injured due to having zero protection from a vehicle, and some of these injuries may be internal. Some common internal injuries resulting from a bus accident include: Internal hemorrhaging. Punctured lungs.

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This responsibility can be stressful, as school bus drivers are responsible for the safety and well-being of their passengers. They must also navigate busy streets, unpredictable traffic, and inclement weather conditions, all while ensuring that students are on time for class.

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Description: Widely reported as the deadliest bus accident in the U.S., the Chualar bus crash occurred on September 17, 1963. The accident involved an oncoming train colliding with a makeshift “bus,” a flatbed truck equipped with two long benches and a canopy.

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The Volvo 9900, Volvo Buses' premium coach, received two prestigious awards at the international Busworld show in Brussels. Facing tough competition from eight rivals, the Volvo 9900 was voted both safest and best coach all categories in the Busworld Awards 2019 competition.

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The safest seat on a bus is in the middle (aisle seats), between the two front tires. This is because it is the most protected from potential accidents. After finding out from the bus carrier how the seats are located on the bus, try to give preference to seats installed near the aisle.

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