We know the law says we must wear seat belts while riding in a car. But the law can get a little fuzzy when it comes to kids, school buses, and seat belts.

Federal law requires seat belts on small school buses weighing less than 10,000 pounds, some of which are used in the Washington region to transport pre-kindergarten or special education students ...

The Hays school bus crash happened about 2 p.m. March 22 on Texas 21 near its intersection with Caldwell Road in Bastrop County where a concrete pump truck veered into the opposite traffic lane ...

Sadly, said Breglia, it takes tragedy to motivate change. "To move forward sometimes you need tragedy," Breglia said, equating bus seat restraints to street lights at an intersection.

Spurred by a deadly crash in 2016 in Chattanooga, Tenn., that killed six students, he started the School Bus Seat Belt Safety Alliance.

The wearing of seat belts in buses has been made mandatory since July 1, and within the 1,194 related saman issued by the ...