2007-08-02 06:58:10 · 6 answers · asked by Samuel E 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
"Federal regulations do not specify the number of persons that can sit on a school bus seat. The school bus manufacturers determine the maximum seating capacity of a school bus. The manufacturers use this number, which is based on sitting three small elementary school age persons per typical 39 inch school bus seat, in the calculations for determining the gross vehicle weight rating and the number of emergency exits. School transportation providers generally determine the number of persons that they can safely fit into a school bus seat. Generally they fit three smaller elementary school age persons or two adult high school age persons into a typical 39 inch school bus seat."
http://user.mc.net/hyden/capacity.html
Apparently, the capacity of many school buses is actually up to 77 passengers. However:
"For customer service purposes, Douglas County School District promotes a maximum capacity of 55-65 students" (as an example).
http://www1.dcsdk12.org/ResourceLibrary/DCSDSchoolsLoads.pdf
2007-08-02 07:02:14 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
15 rows of seats, two lanes of seats, 2 per seat = 60.
2007-08-02 14:01:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
15 rows of seats that hold 2 kids on each side of the aisle.
2007-08-02 14:27:25 · answer #3 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the avarage bus hold 66 students
2007-08-02 14:02:21 · answer #4 · answered by sasha_mocha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the average school bus can hold upto 66 kids, I think, so yea... its definitely possible.
2007-08-02 14:00:58 · answer #5 · answered by Treebeard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The new ones are like public busses.
2007-08-03 23:17:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋