While automobiles have been fitted with seatbelts now for many years, passengers on commercial buses have not had this protection. The Federal Government through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is expected to require seatbelts on these buses. The increased safety this will provide was initiated in large part because of several catastrophic bus accidents where passengers were seriously injured or killed. These new regulations are long overdue.
Insurance Headlines - "Feds to require safety belts on commercial buses"
