Daniel Moore picks up new vinyl seat backs and bottoms to install on a GoRaleigh bus at its maintenance headquarters off Poole Road in Raleigh, N.C., on Saturday, May 10, 2025.

By year’s end, more than 100 GoRaleigh buses will have either hard or cushioned vinyl seats. Converting a bus from cloth to vinyl costs about $8,000, Walker said.

By year’s end, more than 100 GoRaleigh buses will have either hard or cushioned vinyl seats. Converting a bus from cloth to vinyl costs about $8,000, Walker said.

Seat belts date back to the mid 19th century and even though they're largely not used on school buses, school bus seats are designed to protect kids in case of an accident.