Should school Buses Have Seat Belts?

[The LOLer]

Recently near where I lived there was a school bus crash full of special needs students where the bus actually ROLLED completely over before Landing on its wheels. I ride a special needs bus so I have seat belts:D.Now buses are tough vehicles and would take brute force to roll over. School busses are built to withstand major collisions. That said they can still roll over. I don't think they need them though. Your thoughts?

[randomnessqueen]

i dont think they do, they are quite hardy on their own.

[Stronger]

All of our buses have seat belts but they are never used, so for the ordinary bus no its not really necessary.

[Twilly F. Sniper]

Not necessary. The barrier at the front allows the first seat to be safe, and the seat in front allows the others safety. Thats kinda the point of the arrangement of seats in a bus.

[Croconaw]

I don't think it's necessary. Even if buses did have seat belts, I doubt that the kids will actually use them.

[HUSTLEMAN]

We never had them so it'll be pointless if they did now.

[britishboy]

all school buses in Britain have seat belts but not public buses

[Korashk]

School buses absolutely should have seat belts. I don't see how anyone could feel differently. There's virtually no downside.

[Sweet Smart Smexi]

School buses absolutely should have seat belts. I don't see how anyone could feel differently. There's virtually no downside.

Agreed. So many school children are being killed because there are no seatbelts. I'm scared when the bus pulls up, im gonna go flying out the windscreen.

[Origami]

School buses absolutely should have seat belts. I don't see how anyone could feel differently. There's virtually no downside.

This. A "seat" is still capable of causing blunt trauma to a young child. Mind you, it's not just high schoolers like your guys that ride these buses. You can smash your face into a seat and walk away with a bloody nose, but can a first grader do the same?

[Twilly F. Sniper]

School buses absolutely should have seat belts. I don't see how anyone could feel differently. There's virtually no downside.

A. it would be more expensive
B. doing A is pointless when nobody will use it.
C. Seat belts are capable of causing trauma to small children.

[WickedWeekend]

A. it would be more expensive
B. doing A is pointless when nobody will use it.
C. Seat belts are capable of causing trauma to small children.

A. As said, some buses do have seat belts, they already paid. Plus, who the heck cares about money, when we're talking about safety? Do we really want someone's head smashed into a windshield or seat, just because someone didn't want to pay the extra buck?

B. Kids will use a seat belt when someone makes them. Nuff said.

C. As Origami said, smashing your face into a seat will also cause young children trauma, so your point is moot. Also, I'd take trauma any day over dying. And yes, kids have died from being in bus crashes.

[NzForever]

Na they don't need seatbelts, most people won't wear them.

[WickedWeekend]

Na they don't need seatbelts, most people won't wear them.

Look, if we are talking about somebody's life, we need to pump it into their brains that they have to wear it.

[NzForever]

Look, if we are talking about somebody's life, we need to pump it into their brains that they have to wear it.

No ones going to die on the bus and no one will wear them, so it won't be useful. Also the buses get packed alot that theres people standing up.

[WickedWeekend]

No ones going to die on the bus and no one will wear them, so it won't be useful. Also the buses get packed alot that theres people standing up.

Really? Because one quick Google search shows me that 27 people died in one bus crash alone, so according to you, that obviously didn't happen. And if they get packed to the point where people are standing (don't worry, I have experienced this. It isn't fun), we need to enforce laws to where you aren't able to stand on a bus, because obviously, it isn't good for safety. All I'm saying is that, a bus is a vehicle. All vehicles get in accidents. We have seat belts to lessen injuries from these. If it is a law to wear seat belts in any other vehicle, why not the bus!

[Lofiel]

A. As said, some buses do have seat belts, they already paid. Plus, who the heck cares about money, when we're talking about safety? Do we really want someone's head smashed into a windshield or seat, just because someone didn't want to pay the extra buck?

B. Kids will use a seat belt when someone makes them. Nuff said.

C. As Origami said, smashing your face into a seat will also cause young children trauma, so your point is moot. Also, I'd take trauma any day over dying. And yes, kids have died from being in bus crashes. People often die because of the fact they are wearing a seat belt, stuck in one position as they're crushed or their neck is broken snapping from the seat belt holding them back, and live by being thrown out of the car.

At the same time, seat beats stop people from dying as well.

What is your point? People die all of the time and depending on the kind of crash, either option could save your life while the other could kill you. I personally know people who have told me they had their lives saved because they forgot their seat belt, while I have known people who tell me their lives were saved by the seat belt.

[Stronger]

A. As said, some buses do have seat belts, they already paid. Plus, who the heck cares about money, when we're talking about safety? Do we really want someone's head smashed into a windshield or seat, just because someone didn't want to pay the extra buck?

B. Kids will use a seat belt when someone makes them. Nuff said.

C. As Origami said, smashing your face into a seat will also cause young children trauma, so your point is moot. Also, I'd take trauma any day over dying. And yes, kids have died from being in bus crashes.

Lol, that's not always true, a bus driver will not be able to tell who and who doesn't wear seat belts, the only way is if a bus monitor constantly walks up and down the isle which I don't see happening.

[The LOLer]

This. A "seat" is still capable of causing blunt trauma to a young child. Mind you, it's not just high schoolers like your guys that ride these buses. You can smash your face into a seat and walk away with a bloody nose, but can a first grader do the same?

Ok. But getting hurt is not dieing. When was the pastime a child dyed on a school bus? A seat can not give massive head trauma to where it changes the child's life. School buses are virtually indestructible. I just don't see th point.

[Origami]

Ok. But getting hurt is not dieing. When was the pastime a child dyed on a school bus? A seat can not give massive head trauma to where it changes the child's life. School buses are virtually indestructible. I just don't see th point.

Children are killed all the time in school bus accidents. Buses can roll, launching young children all around the bus. The shear impact force from an accident can kill a child just from smashing their head into a seat. It doesn't matter how indestructible the school bus is, the children inside aren't.

[The LOLer]

Children are killed all the time in school bus accidents. Buses can roll, launching young children all around the bus. The shear impact force from an accident can kill a child just from smashing their head into a seat. It doesn't matter how indestructible the school bus is, the children inside aren't.

Sure, but it is rare that an impact is bi enough to cause trauma, and rarer still to roll. This is my 400th post, just sayin:D.

[Origami]

Sure, but it is rare that an impact is bi enough to cause trauma, and rarer still to roll. This is my 400th post, just sayin:D.

Does it matter how rare it is? Wouldn't you rather there be a chance to save a child's life then just being lax and saying, "oh well, it rarely happens so why bother?"

[The LOLer]

Does it matter how rare it is? Wouldn't you rather there be a chance to save a child's life then just being lax and saying, "oh well, it rarely happens so why bother?"

I guess I would save a life.

[Azunite]

They do need seat belts. In Turkey, all school buses must have seat belts. Buses for kindergartens must be equipped with seat belts for very young kids as well (they have a special kind of seat belt for them)

Legally, they should have it, because it is a safety precaution. But we all know that we wouldn't put seat belts on unless they give us a penny for each time we do it.

[Stephan]

The ones I've been in have the, , but rarely used. Besides..whose going to enforce the children to wear them?

[Bobbyhill]

I think it should stop at a certain age if they did have them

[BWLC]

they should for younger kids, but not for high school kids.

[HockeyLovesMe]

i thnk they should for sure cuz when we go on trips u just go over a bump and u go like flying

[TheDeepestDepths]

To all those people saying the buses shouldn't have them because the kids will never use them. Rubbish.

The kids will use them if they are told/taught to. Sure, there'll be a few 'rebellious' kids who won't but the majority of kids will. Anyway, even if no-one is policing the seat-belts does that mean you would deny a child the option of being and feeling safe if they could. I grew up with the mantra of "Always wear your seat-belt" drilled into my head and I certainly wore my seat-belt when I could, whether I was told to or not.

The buses themselves maybe indestructible but that doesn't mean the child will not be thrown about inside.

To those complaining about the cost. Are you really trying to put a price on the life of a child?

[Trenton_]

Seems like they should have them.

[tovaris]

they alredy have them

[Finn_]

All buses in Ireland bar city buses to my knowledge have seatbelts. Our seatbelts are checked and we generally wear them.
Also, city buses go reeeeeeeally slow :P

[Jess]

Kind of torn on this. Personally never had any issue on the bus with no seat belts, but with them, it would keep kids safe is something happens to the bus or something...

So my vote is yes they should have seat belts...

[britishboy]

Yes yes yes!! Its cheap and only does good

[teen.jpg]

Sure, why not? The school buses in my area already have them, so it doesn't personally affect me.

[Fanta_Lover44]

Yes I think the school bus should have seat belts.