Tragic School Bus Accident Highlights Need for Seatbelts, Other Safety Features: NTSB
Federal investigators say mandatory seatbelt laws for school buses could prevent numerous deaths and serious injuries to young children.
Tag Archives: School Bus
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NHTSA School Bus Safety Campaign Aims to Get More Drivers to Stop When Busses Are Off-loading Children
The NHTSA is launching a new campaign later this month to prevent drivers from illegally passing stopped school buses.
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School Bus Recall Impacts More Than 50K Vehicles With Defective Seat Backs
A school bus recall warns that styrene blocks used as protective measures in some buses without seat belts may not be enough to protect children from crashes.
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School Bus Stop Accidents Lead To Calls for Increased Safety Precautions
Following a rash of accidents where children were hit trying to board or exit school buses, officials are urging drivers not to be distracted and to heed school bus signals.
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Driverless School Bus Testing Shut Down By NHTSA as “Irresponsible” and “Inappropriate”
The NHTSA has ordered a Florida company to stop using a driverless bus to transport school children; a program the agency says it never approved.
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Traffic Safety Reminders Issued As Kids Head Back-to-School
Federal regulators have released safety tips for children beginning to commuteby bus, car, bike or by foot for the new school year.
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School Transportation Safety Tips Issued by NHTSA
As a new school year begins, the NHTSA is issuing safety tips for children commuting to school as well as their parents, whether they are walking, taking the bus, riding…
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School Bus Lawsuit Alleges Injuries Caused by Lack of Seat Belts
A personal injury lawsuit has been filed by the parents of three children who were involved in a fatal school bus accident earlier this month, alleging that injuries may have…
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School Bus Accident Lawsuit Results in $1.6M Verdict
A Florida jury awarded $1.625 million to the victim of a 2006 school bus accident, who was 16 years-old at the time of the crash and suffered a traumatic brain…
