NTSB changes tune about seat belts on school buses after deadly crashes. The NTSB issued new recommendations on school bus safety on Tuesday. By Nataly Pak. May 23, 2018, 7:12 PM. 0:38.

While only six states require seat belts on school buses -- California, Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York and Texas -- nonprofit organizations have for years encouraged the use of seat ...

Three-point seat belts should be the norm on all new school buses, because we're talking about trying to save every life. LISA STARK: But districts argue they're getting a mixed message.

For most school bus accidents, ... While we always want to improve them, we need to be aware of bus strengths as we go forward, writes JoAnn Clark, of Rocky River in a letter to the editor.

Depending on size, a typical new school bus can cost $75,000 to $85,000 and outfitting a single bus with seat belts can cost between $5,485 and $7,346, according to NHTSA, based on the number of ...

“But if you go over the lifetime of the bus, it winds up costing about $5 per student per year or three cents a day per student over a year to have seat belts in the bus installed,” Breglia said.

Most school bus passengers are also at a lower risk of being ejected because of compartmentalization. In our passenger cars and trucks, seat belts are meant to protect us from being ejected.

Bryan said the debate over seatbelts is evolving. The three-point harness is swaying more to want to see school buses require seatbelts. “The concern always is going to be about seatbelts is the ...

The Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group met for the first time this week. The meeting follows a crash last month in Stark County where a minivan struck a school bus causing it to roll over. An ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Whenever there's a bus crash like the one in Alamance County on Thursday, viewers ask 2 Wants To Know: why do most school buses not have seat belts?

They live in Westchase and her son rides a bus to and from his school in South Tampa nearly every day. They say it's a 35 minute ride one-way when traffic is good.

The Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group met for the first time this week. The meeting follows a crash last month in Stark County where a minivan struck a school bus causing it to roll over. An 11 ...