They put so much on seat belts in your car, but yet they don't provide any on the metro trains or buses. It just seems like your defeating the purpose to me.
2006-10-14 05:11:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
You just said the idea is. On every accident I've seen on tv or read about, its been more than just the driver suffering severe or fatal related injuries.
2006-10-14 05:18:27 · update #1
this is one of those scandal/controversy things
if the people die, they have to pay less than if the people are kept in the hospitals
2006-10-14 10:37:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no need to provide seatbelts in public transportation for urban or short-term rides. The risk of an injury accident is already lowered to auto levels with a seat belt by these factors:
1. Professional vs. amateur driver.
2. Size and safety of vehicle.
3. Driver visibility outbound and vehicle visibilty inbound.
4.Design of the interior for efficiency, not comfort.
2006-10-15 05:12:24 · answer #2 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Metro and School Busses they do not put seat belts in them because the seat in front of you acts as a "airbag." If you get in a crash the idea is that you will just hit the seat in front of you and bounce back to your seat, but the driver just has a window in front of him so he must have a seat belt.
2006-10-14 05:15:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad laws... and screwed up insurance regulations.
Current laws do not require them for passengers.
Believe it or not, unless the law requires them, if they provided seatbelts (or airbags), and someone still got hurt/killed in an accident, they could sue (and collect) because the seatbelt didn't protect them well enough.
But the law *does* require them for the drivers.
2006-10-14 05:24:28 · answer #4 · answered by Carter S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the main reason is you have professional drivers who undergo much more rigerous training than say just a car driver. Also you are in a much larger vehicle which in itself provides a lot of protection.
2006-10-14 05:26:37 · answer #5 · answered by bungee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most metro buses and trains are too crowded and passengers must enter and leave quickly, here in Chicago most of the passengers stand
2006-10-14 05:24:13 · answer #6 · answered by Voodoo Doll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Studies showed more damage was done to those that were seat belted in.
2006-10-14 05:17:00 · answer #7 · answered by SatinDoll1976 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're impractical on buses and people wouldn't wear them.
2006-10-14 05:19:18 · answer #8 · answered by Soda Popinski 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because you ride at your own risk
2006-10-14 05:19:01 · answer #9 · answered by N3WJL 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋