While you might expect school buses to have similar safety features to cars, but most don't even have seatbelts. Why not, and ...

Why Seat Belts on School Buses Aren't Mandatory in ... "Students are about 70 times more likely to get to school safely if they take the school bus instead of traveling by car," the ASBC explained ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is endorsing three-point seat belts on school buses for the first time. NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind, speaking on Sunday, acknowledged that ...

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 ...

Federal law requires seat belts on small school buses weighing less than 10,000 pounds, some of which are used in the Washington region to transport pre-kindergarten or special education students.

The Hays bus involved in the March 22 crash, which is a 2011 model, was one of 15 buses without seat belts that was set to be replaced with vehicles equipped with seat belts, according to the ...

However, because the district’s bus fleet still has 67 buses without seat belts, officials can’t guarantee students will be placed on a vehicle with restraints, Behr said. “Right now, it's ...

Texas is one of only nine states with a law requiring seat belts on school buses. The KVUE Defenders and the Statesman reviewed what laws are on the books nationally and found that some states ...

The bus overturns after being hit by a car, ... Outfitting school buses with seat belts ranges from $7,000 to $11,000 per bus - money most cash–strapped districts can’t come up with.