This bus is highly compact and maneuverable with all the safety features and rugged engineering of bigger buses. And, unlike most passenger vans, this bus meets-and-exceeds all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for school buses. With features, such as: Steel cage body with one-piece skirt-to-skirt roof bows. 16-gauge aluminum side panels and a 12-gauge steel wrap-around bumper. Comfortable, adjustable driver's seat and easy-to-read instrument panels. Full-height outward opening entrance door with padded door header. First Aid and Body Fluids Kits, Fire Extinguisher, Emergency Triangles. Seat Belts and Safety Systems Many church leaders and child care administrators don't realize that 15-passenger vans are not held to the same government safety requirements as school buses. An April 2001 National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) study tells of the propensity to roll significantly increases as occupancy levels rise in 15 passenger vans. The NHTSA research revealed that in vans with 10 or more occupants, the rollover ratio is 3 times the ratio of vans with lighter passenger loads (5 or fewer occupants). At full capacity, the rollover risk is 6 times greater than figures for the lighter load. Type A school buses, MFSAB, and AAV's like are encased in a steel cage, providing the ultimate structural strength in case of an accident. Non -conforming vans simply don't have the same safety designs and structural integrity as is found on certified school buses. A 1996 National Safety Council determined school buses to be the safest form of transportation available. This bus was repainted White to conform to Massachusetts Laws that only Public School Buses are to be painted Yellow.