Safety Belts on School Buses

Reports and Resources

• National transportation Safety Board
  • School Bus Safety Video and Reports
• Implementation of Lap/Shoulder Belts in North Carolina (2016)
  • Implementation Toolkit
• Cumberland County Schools (2008)
  • Lap/Shoulder Belts with flexible seating
• North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force
  • Report to the NC General Assembly (May 2008)
• School Bus Safety Handbook: Choosing and Using Child Safety Restraint Systems
  • School Bus Safety Handbook - Press Release
• North Carolina's Experience with Three-Point Restraint Seats in Large School Bus (August 2007)

Child Passenger Safety

NOTE: School Buses and other vehicles not required to have seat belts are exempt from the NC CPS law. Small school buses that are required to have seat belts ARE covered under this law.

• Highway Safety Research Center HSRC
• NC Child Passenger Safety Law - G.S. 20-137.1
• The North Carolina Child Passenger Safety & Booster Seat Law: Commonly Asked Questions
• Transportation of Children by Schools, Child Care Centers and other Organizations in NC
• North Carolina Child Passenger Safety (CPS)
• Proper Use of Child Safety Restraints in School Buses
• Guidelines for the Safe Transportation of Preschool Age Children in School Buses