Bus Braking Impact Heatmap

School Bus Emergency Braking — Child Impact Severity

Severity
Life-altering
Severe
Mild
Minor
MinorLife-altering

Impact speed = child's velocity relative to dashboard at moment of contact. When the bus stops before the child reaches the dashboard, the child hits a stationary surface at the bus's original speed — hence identical impact speeds across all positions beyond the first zone boundary. White lines mark severity boundaries; dashed line marks the aisle end.

Distance
Bus speed
Impact speed