Senate Bill 191, passed by the Illinois General Assembly last month, requires all new school buses manufactured after July 1, ...

government officials leaned more toward expanded driver training and additional safety features, versus outfitting buses with seat belts. Ultimately, nationwide adoption of school bus seat belts ...

“As a group — after hearing form the experts, hearing from our bus drivers, looking at the data or the lack of data from states that have mandated seat belts, and listening to the school ...

If a representative from New Jersey has his way, there will be more safety regulations for school buses across the country come the start of next school year. U.S. Rep Josh Gottheimer, D-5th Dist.

So yes, it is true. Texas state law states if a school bus has seat belts, all student must wear a seat belt while riding the bus. Soliz also told us some drivers want the kids buckled in ...

“Well, why can’t we have similar alerts on our school buses when a child isn’t wearing his or her seat belt, so the driver can know that someone in the back of the bus isn’t wearing a seat ...

but there’s a good chance the bus your children take to school, sporting events, and field trips do not have seat belts (with the exception of the driver’s seat). How can these vehicles ...

Seat belts could also help with an ongoing nationwide shortage of school bus drivers, a 2021 NHTSA report suggests. "In addition to decreasing driver distraction via student behavior improvements ...

Requiring the use of seat belts in charter buses ... The proposed school bus legislation gets even more specific, requiring the driver to make “reasonably sure” passengers are wearing ...

Some districts say opposition stems from bus drivers dealing with legal liability ... Then there is the cost of seat belts on school buses, which can add as much as 10% to a new bus, which some ...

A 13 YEAR OLD BOY DIED IN A SCHOOL BUS ... SAYS THE MAJORITY OF BUS CRASHES HAPPEN AT THE FRONT OR WITH OTHER VEHICLES. HE SAYS RESEARCH ADVISES AGAINST REQUIRING SEAT BELTS ON LARGE BUSSES.