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Why do school buses not have seat belts for children?
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THEY SHOULD! WRITE YOUR GOVENOR.I am a qualified accident investigator does anyone need a Case working on?
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It's all about expense."At $1,800 a bus, outfitting the 440,000 school buses in the U.S. with seatbelts would cost nearly $800 million--and when the annual death toll is only 11 children per year."
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that is a good question i think they should but a bus driver said 2 us once that the seat in front of u protects u it is a suckish protection but it is somethingit also is expensive
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this is what I foundvery few accidents occur on school buses
requiring seat belts, school buses are designed and constructed differently from passenger cars. School buses protect passengers through “compartmentalization”, a design that includes:
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Seats with high backs;
Seats filled with energy-absorbing material;
Seats placed close together to form compartments;
Strong seat anchorages.
Studies have shown that adding seat belts to the current seating configuration of a school bus can increase the chance of head and neck injuries. For a seat belt to be effective, it must be worn correctly, snug and on the upper thighs. Because school vehicles carry passengers from the very young to high school students, if seat belts were used, they would need to be readjusted and their use monitored. A seat belt not worn correctly may cause serious injuries.
I don't know. They should though.
Because the seats are tall enough that they are supposed to have about the same affect as a seat belt.
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There so big that if they got into a crash it wound not affect the kids inside because it would basically run over or push what ever it hit.Well, the official reason is because it would be too costly to install seat belts into buses, plus it would create less space in buses.
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The high seat backs are supposed to create a protective envelope for passengers. Supposedly there's not much difference with and without seat belts on buses because of the high seats.
Still, something to think about!
They have them... they just don't use them.
The pretty much get tucked under the seats.
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the seats are built higher so the kids will not be thrown to far. if u were a driver how would u make sure all of them were buckle in and what would stop from hitting each other will the seat beats plus the seat belts tend to fall on the floor and trip the little ones. there are height requirement for the seat backs that are infront of them to protect them. i drove a school bus for over ten years and found that the children hurt each other more then anythingcar crash law suit HELP PLEASE, it's a real situation in family?
Money. Another reason is who will enforce the proper use of the seatbelts at all times? Are you going to pay someone to monitor every student to make sure that the kids are buckled in and correctly? I see it as something that the kids would play with and hurt someone with, maybe even themselves.And then what would the consequences be for students who don't wear them? Especially when the parent comes down to the school and chews out the principal for their child getting in trouble for not wearing the seatbelts.
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It isn't required by law. There is a low incidence of injury to the occupants of school buses (less than 1%) and the cost to retrofit would be excessive. There are also some studies which suggest seat belts on buses, unlike cars, would actually increase the chances of injury.What is the maximum height and width speed bumps are allowed to be.?
School bus travel is the safest way to get to school when measured by miles traveled or number of trips, according to a 181-page report called The Relative Risks of School Travel, produced by the Transportation Research Board, an independent panel that advises Congress. Most dangerous: teens driving to school — 100 times more deadly than riding a school bus, when measured by miles traveled.
In my country, Switzerland, seat belts are obligatory in Buses and School Buses, and failure to put on the Seat Belt can result in a major fine for the parents and bus driver. I would guess that your School Buses have no seat belts because it is cheaper not to have them.
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Bus ConstructionIn an accident involving a school bus, most fatalities and injuries occur outside of the bus. The construction of a typical school bus creates a safer passenger environment than that of a car or lighter vehicle. The impact of a crash is weaker because buses are heavier. This force is distributed differently along a bus. Buses have a body-on-frame design. This greatly differs from lighter vehicles, and provides impact protection not found elsewhere.
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A bus' interior also differs from a car. The use of closely spaced seats that have padded backs -- a design called compartmentalization -- creates an enclosed environment for passengers in the absence of seat belts.
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Studies of Safety
Numerous studies examining the effectiveness of different belt types and seating arrangements came to the same conclusion: seatbelts on a bus have more drawbacks than advantages.
Neither lap nor lap-and-shoulder belts on a bus provide the same type of protection offered in a car. During a head-on collision, the most common type for belts, lap belts, increase the risk of injury. On impact, this type of restraint allows a passenger's head to jerk forward, risking severe head and neck injury. Lap and shoulder belts would require the installation of stiffer seats. These seats could become a source of impact injury. Studies also showed that children slip downwards when restrained by lap and shoulder belts, risking injury to vulnerable internal organs.
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In 1999, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) examined the effect of seat belt installation in buses. They came to the conclusion that seat belts actually would result in head injuries and fatalities. In fact, the NTSB found a relationship between most injuries/deaths and the seating position of the passenger. In these cases, the presence of seat belts would change nothing.
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While there is no evidence proving that seat belts on buses save lives, there is reason to worry they may cause harm. During an emergency, seat belts could hinder young children from quickly exiting the bus; they simply could not free themselves. Drivers would be hard pressed to monitor belt usage for every student. And the heavy buckles could be used as weapons.
Studies by federal agencies, including the NTSB, have shown bus construction provides greater safety than seat belts ever could. Comparing the design of a school bus to a car is like comparing apples to oranges. Where belts protect passengers during car collisions, their presence may cause severe injuries on a bus. Seatbelts are only required on small buses weighing less than 10,000 pounds because their design more closely resembles a car. It is ironic, but the reality is that seat belts have no place on a school bus.
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School bus seats are built compartmentalized to protect children, and are tall in front and padded. The specifications on school buses are very rigid . There are few accidents in school buses per student mile. Millions of miles are traveled with millions of students . Many studies have been done that show no great advantage to having seat belts and some disadvantages.There is a fit problem with different size studentscarried daily. Also, lap belts with compartmentalized seats tend to cause more head, spine and neck injuries in a crash.im 17 and got a ticket for being 16 miles over the limit, wat will my punishment be in ohio?
Seat belts are used in vans and handicapped buses.
Students tend to hit each other with the buckles when they are available. Even with cameras and monitors, injuries have occurred from just fooling around.
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