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Understanding Rural Travel Risks for Large Buses: An Analysis of Fatalities and Injuries (2000-2007)

This report delves into the rural travel risks associated with large buses, focusing on the period from 2000 to 2007. It presents data from 1,093 fatal accidents resulting in 1,315 fatalities and 3,471 nonfatal injuries, highlighting that travel risk is greater than previously understood. The analysis emphasizes the predominance of tour and charter motorcoaches in rural fatal accidents and the significant strain on emergency services. It calls for comprehensive analysis and data improvement to better assess risks and enhance safety for large bus passengers in rural areas.

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Understanding Rural Travel Risks for Large Buses: An Analysis of Fatalities and Injuries (2000-2007)

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  1. Rural Travel Risk Factors for Large Buses Bruce Coury, PhD Office of Research and Engineering

  2. Fatal Accident Data Analysis • Focus on large buses: 2000-2007 • Motorcoaches • Transit and city buses • Specialty/medium-sized buses (GVWR 10K-26K pounds) • Passenger-carrying operations • Tours and charters • Scheduled service • Commuter service • Shuttle service

  3. Fatal Accident Data Analysis • Results: 2000-2007 1,093 fatal accidents 1,315 fatalities 3,471 nonfatal injuries • Travel risk found to be higher than previously reported

  4. Travel Risk Higher Than Expected Bus Occupant Fatality and Injury Accidents 2000 - 2007

  5. Tour & Charter Rural Travel Risk Rural Fatal Accidents Involving Large Buses 2000 - 2007

  6. All Bus Occupants Are At Risk Rural Fatal Accidents Involving Large Buses 2000 - 2007 Nonfatal Injuries Fatalities

  7. Large Bus Rural Travel Risk • Rural fatal accidents involving large buses dominated by tours and charters • Almost all are motorcoaches • Accidents can produce a large number of nonfatally injured bus occupants • Accidents place considerable demands on rural EMS resources • Comprehensive analysis required to characterize rural travel risk for large buses

  8. Federal Efforts to Address Risk • FHWA High Risk Rural Roads Programs • Focus on fatalities misrepresents risk of injury • Measures of exposure too coarse • FHWA Highway Safety Improvement Program • Establishes criteria for all highway safety improvements • Focuses on fatalities and coarse activity measures • Emphasizes construction projects

  9. Summary • Inadequate large bus travel data limits States’ ability to assess high risk rural roads and locations • Highway Safety Improvement Program does not adequately account for travel risk by large buses • FHWA criteria must take into consideration bus travel in rural areas

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