The State Standardization Administration releases new standards for Chinese school bus. Domestic buses and coaches manufacturers will produce school bus according to the guideline. According to the new starndards, every child on a school bus must wear a safety belt and seats must be equipped with armrests. Students or their parents are not encouraged to stand in the bus. The bus windows must have at least 50 percent transparency for visible light. Banning any reflective materials on the windows. Each school bus must post special signs outside so that other drivers can easy identify it.
The statistics from Ministry of Public Security report that the death toll of school bus increases in recent years. It is frequent to see many cities and rural areas use truck, tractor, minibus, etc to transport school students. All of these vehicles have potential accident factors. Hence, the new standards for Chinese school bus can effectively protect hundreds of school students.