Walking, cycling are by far the riskiest modes of transportation.

In 2023, fewer than 3 in 1000 road fatalities involved school buses, and in most cases the deaths were in other vehicles. The vast majority of all road deaths were in passenger vehicles, but pedestrians and cyclists are the most vulnerable people on the road.
Deaths per 100 million passenger miles

Bar chart of 2023 US crash fatalities per 100 million passenger miles traveled, by vehicle type.