Seatbelts

Paramus, N.J., School Board Buys First Buses with 3-Point Seat Belts

The Paramus, New Jersey, Board of Education is planning to purchase six new school buses that will be equipped with 3-point seat belts, reports...

N.J. Amends School Bus Law to Require 3-Point Seat Belts

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law A4110, to make the state the fourth in the nation to require three-point, lap-and-shoulder seat belts...

Police: Seat Belts Saved Lives in Serious School Van Crash

The New Hampshire State Police said seat belts saved lives in a school van crash that left one student with life-threatening injuries, while the...

STN EXPO Shares Real-World School Bus Seat Belt Experiences

A breakout session at the 2018 STN EXPO facilitated a conversation on lap/shoulder school bus seat belts, while three student transporters shared their real-life challenges and...

Districts Getting Ahead of Curve on School Bus Seat Belts

Not waiting for a federal or state mandate, several school districts are taking the initiative to add three-point seat belts to their school buses. The national...

Webinar Offers Plan for Implementing School Bus 3-point Seat Belts

A free webinar sponsored by IMMI/SafeGuard provided a former transportation director’s experiences and lessons learned when implementing school bus lap/shoulder seat belts. Monica Coburn is...

N.J. 3-Point School Bus Seat Belt Bill Sent to Gov. Murphy

The state senate in New Jersey unanimously passed legislation to upgrade an existing school bus seat belt law to require lap and shoulder restraints in response...

Concerns Rise Over Ohio School Bus Lap/Shoulder Belt Bill

Student transporters weigh in on a proposed June 1, 2019 deadline for mandatory three-point seat belts on school buses, as Rep. John Barnes, Jr....

Stock photo of an overturned school bus.

N.J. School Board OKs 3-Point Seat Belts Following Crash

The Paramus, New Jersey school board voted to require its buses to be equipped with shoulder-restraint-style (three-point) seat belts for buses it is planning to purchase, for...