Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 68178

Buses: Safety Belts

Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 21 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Adam Dance

Liberal DemocratYeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 62375 on Buses: Safety Belts, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of 3-point seat belts on passenger safety.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Road Safety Observatory, supported by the Department for Transport, summarises and reviews research on road safety, including seat belts. It identified research indicating that 3-point seat belts in vehicles can reduce the serious injury rate by 60% c...

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