http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20070304/D8NL86I00.html
Did you notice that once young man said he was sleep on the floor of the bus? Thank God he wasn't thrown from the bus.
Someone else here asked if school buses need to have seat belts-I think the question of whether all buses should have seat belts needs to be addressed. School teams rarely drive their own buses out of state because they don't have toilets.
As a whole our society is worried about issues affecting seniors but many of our youth wont reach their golden years if we dont become proactive instead of reactive when tragedy strikes.
How many schools dont allow cell phones-but wasnt it cell phone calls that alerted police to the Columbine incident and others.
Are we going to try and save our youth?
2007-03-04 00:59:20 · 7 answers · asked by msijg 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
uncleneal suggested in another question that we take a look at the experts opinions on this matter so here they are
http://www.castoways.com
http://www.schoolbusfleet.com
http://www.napt.com
2007-03-04 01:02:34 · update #1
liability for being safe-are oyu kidding me? i would th ink it woudl be the other way around
2007-03-07 09:38:27 · update #2
Im a bus driver, and agree they do need seat belts, but thru training I have seen actually bus accident with cams inside the bus videos and because of how the bus was in the accident and if the kids were in seat belts, injury could of been more serious, more study and research has to be done and that accident in GA that kid sleeping on the floor may have saved that kids life being the way that bus went over... its really depending on how the accident is occurring....
2007-03-04 04:40:13 · answer #1 · answered by Renee 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Seat belts for school buses are definitely a good idea. I think it's especially important on the buses used to transport younger children who have a tendency of jumping up and down or going from seat to seat.
2007-03-04 09:06:47 · answer #2 · answered by kia78 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The real problem is that in most places if the occupants are under 16-18 yo the driver is responsible to ensure everyone uses a seatbelt. It would be too expensive to constantly check every kid. The other reason has to do with the legal liability if they didn't constantly check every kid and someone got hurt.
If lawmakers exempted busses from those rules they would have seatbelts. If it isn't fair and economical the bus companies will fight it all the way.
2007-03-05 03:32:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, they should have seat belts!! I think the REAL question is why don't they? They save lives so they should've been enforced a long time ago. Think about it, the bus driver wears a seat belt so why shouldn't our children?
2007-03-04 09:06:38 · answer #4 · answered by LASS 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i drive a school bus and our buses have seat belts,,we are not allowed to make anyone wear the seat belts,,except for pre-k and kindergarden have to be in car seat and seat belts,,other kids if we have them buckle up and they get hurt it is our fault for having them in seat belts,,,it is a no win situation,,
2007-03-10 12:59:34 · answer #5 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
isn't it funny that people have to wear seat belts bu the people who enforce the law don't ....school buses and heavy equipment are also not mandatory.
2007-03-04 09:09:08 · answer #6 · answered by Dennis G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I feel and think that all buses need and should have seatbelts. Safety is really important when it comes to your life.
2007-03-10 18:14:35 · answer #7 · answered by Red 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋