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School buses are the safest mode of transportation for getting children back and forth to school. Riding in a school bus is safer than walking, riding a bicycle, or being driven to school in private vehicles.
Today's school buses are built with safety in mind. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, children are protected in large school buses by compartmentalization, a passive occupant protection system. This provides a protective envelope consisting of strong, closely spaced seats that have energy-absorbing padded seat backs that help to distribute and reduce crash forces. Compartmentalization is most effective when occupants are fully seated within the bus seat. Seating should be provided that will allow each occupant to sit on a school bus seat without any part of his or her body extending into the aisle.
The majority of bus-related deaths and injuries involve pedestrians - mostly children - who are struck by a bus or injured when they are exiting the bus to cross traffic. Those who pass stopped school buses may be charged with civil infractions carrying a fine between $100 and $500. Violators may also be required to perform up to 100 hours of community service at a school.
Visit Dean Transportation's Safety Resources page for more safety resources.
Remember, anyone who can touch the bus with an outstretched arm is TOO CLOSE to the bus!
Danger Zone Flyer
Michigan Association for Pupil Transportation
Michigan School Bus Inspection Program
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration School Bus Safety
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Best Practices Guide for Reducing the Illegal Passing of School Buses
National Safety Council
For school bus safety materials, visit the OHSP Traffic Safety Materials catalog.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - Don't Be This Driver
Motor Vehicle Network Traffic Safety School Bus
Operation Safe Stop/National School Bus Safety Week, October 19–23, 2026
Operation Safe Stop (OSS) is a statewide enforcement campaign that is conducted in conjunction with National School Bus Safety Week. Participating police agencies work with their local school districts during the week to provide education and enforcement for their communities. OSS enforcement efforts focus on drivers who ignore the flashing red lights and extended stop-arm of a school bus that is picking up or dropping off students.
Drivers should prepare to stop when they see the overhead flashing yellow lights of a school bus and stop at least 20 feet away from a bus when the overhead lights are flashing red. Drivers who pass stopped school buses may be charged with civil infractions carrying a fine up to $500. Drivers who pass a stopped school bus and cause an injury face a misdemeanor charge and a fine up to $1,000 and/or up to one year in jail. Drivers who pass a stopped school bus and cause a death are subject to a felony with a fine up to $7,500 and/or up to 15 years in jail.
Operation Safe Stop is a collaborative effort between Dean Transportation, the OHSP, and the Michigan Association of Pupil Transportation.
