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NHTSA makes seat belt rule only for small school buses

Submitted by atu 1512 on January 10, 2009 - 5:30pm.

An October 2008 ruling by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration punts to the side any decision regarding mandatory seat belts on motorcoaches. Their ruling is for smaller style school buses to have lap/shoulder belts and issues performance standards for seat belts on larger school busses which would be installed on a voluntary basis only.
Neither side is satisfied with this ruling. Click here: Final rule on school bus occupant protection
Meanwhile, Pacific Western Bus Lines, a large motorcoach carrier located near Toronto, Ontario, is the first bus company in North America to have their entire fleet outfitted with seat belts...management declaring they were sick and tired of lack of government oversight and rulemaking on an important safety issue. Kudos to Pacific Western. Click here: Pacific Western Bus Lines: Safety

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