Three of the children were sitting on the right side of the bus. A dvocating S eatbelt S afety P.A.S.S. Legislation is a grass-roots organization focusing on interior bus design. Education and awareness campaign to inform the public and government agencies of the lack of adequate occupant safety protections in school buses during school bus collision and non-collision crashes. Advocate for new school bus crash worthiness test with the emphasis on interior redesign focused on occupant protection in all crashes including side impacts and rollovers.
Nothing prohibits a State or local jurisdiction from purchasing buses equipped with safety belts.
Memory Compartmentalization failed to provide any protection in this crash. Public education is needed to push all local, state and national representatives into supporting a bill which would mandate the installation of a seat belt restraint system, and the study of redesigning the school bus interior. We believe with your help the children of today and tomorrow will be provided with the safest from of school bus transportation.