Safety belts are not installed in school buses for several reasons. School buses are constructed differently from automobiles in terms of (1) the locations of doors and instrument panels relative to passengers, (2) outer construction, (3) seat design and padding, and (4) visibility on the road. Under current regulations, bus seats are constructed so safely that wearing seat belts is more likely to increase injuries than to decrease them. Several state and national organizations concerned with safety and pupil transportation have stated that current regulations provide adequate protection and that seat belts will not enhance passenger safety. Many more students are fatally injured while waiting for or leaving their buses than while travelling in them, suggesting that safety measures associated with improved driver training, "loading zone" design, and public information are now of more significant concern than additional safety equipment. (PGD)