Safety Belts on School Buses

Reports and Resources

• National Transportation Safety Board
  • School Bus Safety
• 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, 3rd Edition: Choosing and Using Child Safety Restraint Systems
  • Press Release (Safe Ride News Publications)
• 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.

• University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center (HSRC)
• NC Child Passenger Safety Law - G.S. 20-137.1
• North Carolina Child Passenger Safety Law Frequently Asked Questions
• Requirements and Recommendations for the Transportation of Children by Schools
• Guidelines for the Safe Transportation of Preschool Age Children in School Buses