School bus seats no longer need to meet rules for children who don't exist

US regulators are removing outdated requirements for school bus passenger seating and crash protection. This means bus manufacturers will no longer have to design for a specific type of child restraint system that is no longer used.

For years, school bus manufacturers had to meet design standards for child restraint systems that were phased out in 2013. This meant they were building buses to accommodate equipment that no longer existed. Removing these obsolete rules simplifies the design process and reduces unnecessary costs for manufacturers.