
1950’s
The number of students that used school buses as public transportation exceeded 10 million in 1956.

1960’s
A new school bus design feature of eight identification lights was passed in New Jersey in 1962; school bus accidents dropped by 68%.

1970’s
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act promised equal opportunity transportation for special needs students in 1975.

1980’s
New York became the first state to require seat belts on school buses by law in 1986.

1990’s
New transportation regulations were introduced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to protect toddlers and preschoolers on school buses in 1998.

2000’s
President Bush included school bus drivers and school buses under "mass transportation systems" in the anti-terrorism legislation signed in 2001 following the 9/11 attacks.