New law limits idling of diesel vehicles to reduce emissions and save fuel.

Diesel trucks and buses account for approximately 50 percent of the particulate matter (PM) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) air pollution from on-road vehicles in Illinois. PM and NOx may contribute to a variety of health effects, including nausea, headaches, increased risk of asthma attacks, lung cancer, and premature death. Children and people with lung and heart conditions, are generally the most sensitive to diesel exhaust. Millions of tons of air pollution are emitted every year in the U.S. by trucks and buses that idle while parked.

Scene in front of Bus. Ad. Bldg. [Business Administration Building]

Lee Black & Kenneth Black, architects.

Truck noise IV-G. Field test results on a heavy duty, diesel truck having reduced noise emissions. Seventh report.

Transportation Department, Office of Noise Abatement, Washington, D.C.

School bus safety belts: their use, carryover effects and administrative issues. Final report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Driver and Pedestrian Safety, Washington, D.C.

Large school bus design vehicle dimensions.

Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Little Rock

School bus acceleration characteristics.

Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, Little Rock

Crash protection systems for handicapped school and transit bus occupants. Volume I: executive summary. Interim report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Crash protection systems for handicapped school and transit bus occupants. Volume III: appendices A, B, C and D. Interim report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.

Crash protection systems for handicapped school and transit bus occupants. Volume IV: appendix E. Interim report.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.