NATIONAL COALITION OF SCHOOL BUS SAFETY NEWS 2007

No Rule On Seatbelts, But Chicago Does It
July 24, 2007

Illinois doesn't require that school buses have seat belts, citing the claim that "compartmentalization" is the best protection for kids.

With that in mind, the government is considering backing seat belts.

Mandate or no mandate, the Chicago Public Schools have had seat belts on buses since 1975, spokesman Mike Vaughn said. "It makes students safer," he said.

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