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	Child Passenger Safety: NTSB.gov Website
	The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) performs studies to improve transportation safety for children. Head Start directors, health managers, and parents may use this fact/tip sheet from the website of NTSB for recommendations to increase transportation safety for children, such as school bus passenger safety and child safety seats. Child Passenger Safety: NTSB.gov Website Commonly, people believe that school children are not protected during a crash because school buses do not have seat belts. In fact, school buses are designed with a clever occupant protection system that fits both a kindergarten student and a high school senior, without the need for seat belts. This occupant protection system is called compartmentalization: the seats are strong, closely spaced together, high backed, well padded, and are designed to absorb energy during a crash. Compartmentalization works best in frontal and rear impact scenarios. View the website» Child Passenger Safety: NTSB.gov Website. National Transportation Safety Board. 2010. English. Website.