Seat Belts On School Buses

[rockymavia]

Originally Posted by kom526

According to Leeds the NSTA strongly supports three-point lap and shoulder restraints as the only means of effective and good protection. "The problem is the three-point restraint is only effective when worn properly. If students place the shoulder restraint behind their backs, the belt becomes a lap belt and ineffective," she explains. She supports her views with a study done two years ago that revealed 800 children nationwide die traveling to or from school. Teenage drivers drove 55% of the children who died. Twenty-five percent were in cars with their parents and 15% were killed on bikes or walking to or from school. "Only 5% were killed while traveling on buses. That study proves bus transportation is safe," she concludes.

Very interesting study.

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by dixiepeach

WHY DON"T SCHOOL BUSES HAVE SEAT BELTS?

...the childrens will use them as weapons.

[rockymavia]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

...the childrens will use them as weapons.

We have a winner

[czygvtwkr]

How many kids have been killed in school bus accidents that would have been saved if they had seat belts?

If you can't answer this then your just a busy body. We had to get rid of our coffee maker at work because you could program it and it was a danger because someone might program it to come on during the weekend, again busy bodies.

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by czygvtwkr

How many kids have been killed in school bus accidents that would have been saved if they had seat belts?

If you can't answer this then your just a busy body. We had to get rid of our coffee maker at work because you could program it and it was a danger because someone might program it to come on during the weekend, again busy bodies.

...how can you put a price on the safety of a child?

[czygvtwkr]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

...how can you put a price on the safety of a child?

Where did I say anything about money, it's about people who don't really know if it would even help in a situation that might never happen who just want to feel good about it.

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by czygvtwkr

Where did I say anything about money, it's about people who don't really know if it would even help in a situation that might never happen who just want to feel good about it.

...fairly confident that school buses loaded with kids get in accidents once in awhile. I feel fairly confident that seat belts would improve their safety in such an event. I feel fairly confident it will cost money to put seat belts on buses.

*sniff* you hate the children, don't you? You want them to get hurt, don't you?

[czygvtwkr]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

...fairly confident that school buses loaded with kids get in accidents once in awhile. I feel fairly confident that seat belts would improve their safety in such an event. I feel fairly confident it will cost money to put seat belts on buses.

*sniff* you hate the children, don't you? You want them to get hurt, don't you?

Then FOR HEAVENS SAKE LETS DO SOMETHING!

[sccrmommy]

I'm not sure about down here, but in NY there ARE seatbelts on schoolbuses. They are rolled up into a ball and tucked under the seats. If you list the seat up the seat belts come out.

[jsouthan]

Originally Posted by czygvtwkr

How many kids have been killed in school bus accidents that would have been saved if they had seat belts?

If you can't answer this then your just a busy body. We had to get rid of our coffee maker at work because you could program it and it was a danger because someone might program it to come on during the weekend, again busy bodies.

The flip side of that, and I think the point trying to be made by earlier comments, is how many kids would have been killed or seriously injured if they had been wearing a seatbelt. There are many 4 and 5 year olds (or even older), especially in a terrifying situation, that would not be able to operate their seatbelts properly. Given the thought of those children trapped hanging upside down or, heaven forbid, in a burning bus, I will choose to go with the low chance of being injured without wearing one. A mass casualty because panic-filled kids are all trapped in their seat belts while the bus is burning is just not a picture that I could ever live with.