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There are times when parents want more information concerning school bus safety, seat belts on buses, school bus standards or guidelines. There are many students in the Birmingham School District who are not eligible for school bus transportation; many of these students will walk or ride bicycles to their school of attendance. Our hope is that the following websites will be of help to them.

NHTSA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

FRA
Federal Railroad Administration

Operation Lifesaver (Railroad Crossings)
    Stuart C. Lindsay, Michigan Coordinator
    email: lindsays@mdot.state.mi.us

    Darnell Oldham
    email: oldham@mdot.state.mi.us

CPSC
Consumer Product Safety Commission

National School Bus Safety Week

Walk Our Children to School Day
National Walk Day
International Walk Day

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

NSC
National Safety Council
(for airbags and seat belt issues)

APTA
American Public Transportation Association

FHWA
Federal Highway Administration

IIHS
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

MAPT
Michigan Association for Pupil Transportation
email: mapt@voyager.net

NAPT
National Association for Pupil Transportation

NAGHSR
National Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives

NASDPTS
National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services

NCIPC
National Center for Injury Prevention & Control

The National SAFE KIDS Campaign

NSTA
National School Transportation Association

PTSI
Pupil Transportation Safety Institute

Safety Belt Safe U.S.A.

OHSP
Office of Highway Safety Planning
Patricia Eliason, child passenger safety contact
email: eliasonp@state.mi.us

MDE
Michigan Department of Education
Susan P. Anderson, Director of Pupil Transportation Services
email: andersonsue@state.mi.us

Michigan Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator
Michael D. Eberlein
email: eberleinm@mdot.state.mi.us

Other bicycle safety websites:
http://www.bikeleague.org
http://www.bhsi.org



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