- According to the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA), American students are nearly eight times safer riding to and from school in a school bus as opposed to any other mode of transportation.
- Students in mini vans face a greater risk to their safety; these vehicles are not legally held to the same occupant-safety standards as are regular school buses.
- Mini vans are associated with higher rollover potential than many other types of passenger vehicles.
- These nine to 15-passenger vehicles are not legally classified as buses; therefore, their operators are not held to the same high standards as those that have obtained commercial driver's licenses.
- In order to discourage the use of mini vans for student transportation, manufacturers and auto dealerships are forbidden by law from selling these vehicles to school districts.















