School bus injuries to students are unique and its often the case that the parents pip policy will step up to cover the immediate payment of medical bills and any claim against the school for bad driving.

While as of today no laws mandate bus seat belts they are indeed required in the form of lap belts on the smaller 5 ton buses. The bus lap belt rules is soon to be broadened as the US government will require full lap and seat belts on the smaller buses but not until 2011.

However the new law also won’t require belt in the regular sized school buses as the thinking is the higher seat provide safety and could force some student into areas of the bus which would be even more dangerous.

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