SORRY, KIDS * USA - School buses still are the safest way to get to school

Fredericksburg,VA,USA -The Free Lance-Star -14 Aug 2007: -- ... I know I tried desperately to convince my parents otherwise as a teenager. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration insists big yellow is the smartest choice... Nearly half a million school buses transport more than 25 million students each year, traveling 4.3 billion miles. Despite the high number of trips and passengers, there are an average of 21 fatal incidents each year. Fifteen of the school-age victims were pedestrians... Fatalities in passenger cars, regardless of the driver's age, were higher during school hours... (Photo by brianmicklethwait.com)

* More Buses, More Officers - The first day of school is a busy one

Chattanooga,TN,USA -WRCB-TV, by Rachel Withers -14 Aug 2007: -- For Red Bank police officer Michael Ray, the first day of school is a busy one... Ray's just one of several police officers working overtime this week in Red Bank, patrolling school zones... The idea is simple. When the buses roll out, so does he, in search of dangerous driver behavior...