Overall I found the ACA standards to be very comprehensive when it comes to camp transportation operations. ACA standards not only ensure current vehicle maintenance, but also extend to field-specific needs, such as the need for pre-arranged non-emergency medical transportation. These standards could easily be summarized into a sort of checklist to create optimal safety for transportation in the field. I identified three different common forms of transportation to and from camp: personal cars, church vans, and chartered buses. Since the standards vary for each of these categories, I wanted to make sure to include these three scenarios. Personal vehicles (not rented and not owned by the camp) are used when parents individually bring children to the camp and may belong to TR.1, TR.2, TR.3, TR. 4 and TR. 5 (Accreditation Standards, 2012, p. 54-57) Of course, there is a factor of overlap and redundancy in the standards. In summary, these five standards require some communication between parents to inform them of arrival and departure times and designated parking areas, and also require some policies on the use of private vehicles for camp functions and rules on use of private vehicles on the camp property. .In regards to using personal vehicles for transportation, I thought a simple vehicle checklist would be helpful. At times the camp may find it necessary to transport campers to an off-site recreation area or for non-emergency medical transportation. A sample checklist was found at: http://www.tdi.texas.gov/pubs/videoresource/cklvehicle.pdf. This is a simple vehicle safety checklist that covers twenty-two safety points, from simple mechanical factors to personnel training. Parents could… half of the sheet of paper… directions for parents. Overall our transportation needs are minimal. We do not offer any transportation within the camp as it is quite small. We do not offer off-site activities. We also do not offer transportation to camp from a central location (such as a church). However, we have considered offering activities that would require transportation and so it is helpful to know where to go to find best practices. References: Accreditation Standards for Camp Programs and Services (2012) Martinsville, IN: American Camp Association. Motor Vehicle Accidents – Number and deaths: from 1990 to 2009. (2012). Retrieved January 14, 2014, from: https://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s1103.pdfTransporting children in vans: Do laws prohibit it in camps? (1998). Retrieved January 14, 2014, from: http://www.acacamps.org/campline/98m-transportingchildren