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by Morg the Army wife on May 12th, 2007
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.
by Lippycow on May 12th, 2007
With all the bus and coach accidents you would think they would make it compulsary.
by moondawgie on May 12th, 2007
The only problem is if there is an accident, somebody has to unbuckle 20-30 hysterical kids.
by Nninee on March 9th, 2008
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.
by Texas Forever on May 12th, 2007
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) :)
by unknown on May 12th, 2007
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.
by Nuttsky on May 12th, 2007
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....
by AnonymousGirl on July 6th, 2009
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
by dadinar on April 30th, 2009
yes they should an if they won't they don't ride
by aydeology on September 1st, 2009
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.
Would you allow your kids on the hot rod schoolbus that does wheelies?
by LEO on November 15th, 2011
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do school buses have to stop at weigh stations carring children
by ccostea on April 29th, 2011
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My girl thinks I'm nuts. Does anyone remember black and white school buses in the 1970s? Maybe it was just an NYC thing.
by josephoneill49 on March 17th, 2011
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If you hit a giant yellow school bus, would you claim you didn't see it??
by zoso1166 on December 13th, 2011
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Why are school bus drivers so reckless? They seem to think they're only responsible for the kids and they completely ignore
by stevlich on January 31st, 2011
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Since when should the school board determine how much our children lives are worth? (no offense)
by faithfulvisions freebagger on May 12th, 2007
no, I agree, but sadly the whole public school system is ridiculously underfunded and what money they do have is wasted in many ways. I could go on forever but I'd rather not get into a debate. Overall, I think the public school system and its funding should be one of the top priorities of a nation, if they want to have a positive future. How else will we have a good, strong nation, if most of us are poorly educated?
by Morg the Army wife on May 12th, 2007