Do you think that school buses should have seatbelts to protect our children?
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ANSWERS: 10
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The only problem is if there is an accident, somebody has to unbuckle 20-30 hysterical kids.
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I've always wondered why they don't have seatbelts, considering how wiggly kids are, and how potentially distracting they might be to a driver. As for unbuckling them in case of an accident, even a kindergartener knows how to unbuckle a seatbelt - and if there are no seatbelts, a bad accident could make the whole unbuckling matter irrelevant....
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With all the bus and coach accidents you would think they would make it compulsary.
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They should have those bars like on a roller coaster to keep them safe. That way they can be automatically released if there is an accident and they don't have to be individually put on or taken off.
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Sure. But then you'd have to have a bus monitor on every bus to make sure the kids were buckling in. Occasionally I rode in buses that had seatbelts and they weren't worn by anyone, and often became weapons. It would take a lot of money to install them and a lot of money to make sure kids were wearing them. But I think it should be done.
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do you really think that 20-30 kids can be forced to do this just by asking them to? even if their forced most of the kids i think would refuse (good question though) :)
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I don't think so. Just look at the laws of physics. If a car or even a truck crashes into the bus, the bus will have much less damage done to it than the little vehicle. The kids are not going to go flying around inside. Now, if the bus was hit by a train, that would be a problem, but its unlikely.
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yes they should an if they won't they don't ride
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Nope. Read this: "Why Don’t School Buses Have Seat Belts?" http://www.googobits.com/articles/p3-362-why-dont-school-buses-have-seat-belts.html
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i think it would be really hard to make sure all the children put on seatbelts and kept them on for the duration of the ride.
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