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Trust the Bus Challenge
  1. busHow much safer is the yellow school bus than mom or dad’s car?
    1. 2 times safer
    2. 8 times safer
    3. 13 times safer
    4. 23 times safer

  2. How are public yellow school buses funded?
    1. Federal Government
    2. Local School Districts
    3. Bake sales
    4. All of the above

  3. How many school buses travel the nation’s roads every day?
    1. 10,000
    2. 75,000
    3. 113,000
    4. 470,000

  4. School bus drivers must undergo rigorous written and skills tests, pre-employment and ongoing drug testing, medical evaluations and FBI background checks.
    1. True
    2. False

  5. About how many students ride the school bus on a regular basis?
    1. 1 million
    2. 6 million
    3. 10 million
    4. 25 million

  6. In how many states are car drivers required to stop when the red school bus lights are flashing?
    1. 7
    2. 12
    3. 25
    4. 32
    5. 50

  7. How much cleaner are the exhaust emissions from a school bus built in 2007 compared to one built before 1990?
    1. They are the same
    2. Twice as clean
    3. 10 times as clean
    4. 60 times as clean
Answers: 1. D; 2. B; 3. D; 4. A; 5. D; 6. E; 7. D