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The article discusses the issue of whether or not school buses in Alabama should be required to have seat belts. A study will be conducted to look at passenger safety, costs associated with the addition of seat belts, and discipline on school buses. An accident in 2006 resulted in the death of four students, and is partially responsible for the study, the article explains.

Discusses the results of a study conducted by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on school-bus-related accidents in the United States. Average number of school-age children who die in school-bus crashes; Time wherein majority of school-bus-related fatalities occur.

Reports that 21 school-age pedestrians, on average, are killed each year by school buses, according to `Traffic Safety Facts,' by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Factors most often reported by police for school bus drivers striking a school-age pedestrian; Availability of information on school bus traffic fatalities from the National Center for Statistics and Analysis; Contact information.