Services Section Chief Derek Graham in a statement, referring to a meeting that brought together industry representa- tives and NHTSA officials to discuss the different issues related to seat belts on the school bus. Graham told STN that a similar project took place in 2003, with 13 units of the first generation of lap-shoulder belts that were in fixed position, or “a 3/2 seating configuration, based on the available seat technology at the time, which resulted in a staggered, off-center aisle and reduced elementary capacity,” according to Carolina Tomas, a Tomas Built Buses dealer in Greensboro, North Carolina, which will provide the school buses for the current project. Graham also noted that although the


project is ongoing, there is no “movement to require lap shoulder belts on all new buses in North Carolina.” Instead, the op- tion is available to those who request that their replacement buses have them.


In the near future, NHTSA could require school buses across the country to be outfitted with three-point seat belts, furthering safety standards for all buses.


Te debate about seat belts on school buses seems to reignite interest each time there is a serious crash. One of the latest examples was a rollover accident in Indiana


in March. Te school bus was transporting a high school basketball team to a playoff game when a motorist reportedly spilled a drink on herself and sideswiped the school


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