Abstract
Initiated within the European Vehicle Passive Safety Network a consortium of 7 European Research Institutes and Universities [1] was formed to investigate the field of current bus and coach accidents as well as to propose new or improved cost effective crash test methods and regulations to decrease the injury risk for the bus occupants. Initial point for this investigation was the fact, that within the EU approximately 30000 persons are injured as bus or coach occupants in accidents with transportation in the size of more than 5000 kg every year. Some 150 of these persons suffer fatal injuries. The kind of accidents cover collisions, single accidents as well as normal driving manoeuvres. In contrast to other accident data, no tendency for a significant reduction can be found.