NHTSA Denies Petition for Rulemaking on School Bus Child Restraint Systems

Summary

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has denied a petition from SafeGuard/IMMI and C.E. White to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 213, 'Child restraint systems,' to include 'school bus built-in belt-positioning seats.' The agency found that such seats would not provide the full benefits of booster seats, which require proper child positioning to reduce the risk of abdominal injuries in a crash.