I Am Not Sure About The Buses In Your Country But Why Dont New Zealand Buses Have Seatbelts?

Question

I Am Not Sure About The Buses In Your Country But Why Dont New Zealand Buses Have Seatbelts?

Answer 1

Because when you hit a car while on the bus, you dont feel anything, nor do you go flying forward in the crash. because the bus is so much bigger.

Answer 2

This is a great question and I have wondered this myself.  Here in the US even the school buses don't have seatbelts, this one really is a question in my mind.

Answer 3

Compartmentalization!!! Sitting in "strong, closely-spaced seats that have energy-absorbing high seat backs," passengers are effectively protected from crashes. Of course, the method can't prevent all injuries.

Answer 4

The bus seats are above the suspension.  Seats in a car are on suspension level.

Seats are higher, thicker and closer together.

Today's seats also must have a steel inner structure that springs and bends forward to help absorb energy when a person is thrown against it. The steel frame must "give" just enough to absorb the person in the seat ahead. Also, of course, the seat is required to be anchored to the floor so strongly that it will not pull loose during this bending action. And the floor itself must be so strong that it will not be torn by the pulling action of the seat anchors during a crash.

Compartmentalization, once it has done its energy absorbing job, leaves the rider free to escape the bus. Seat belts could leave rider strapped in.

Compartmentalization is most affordable

Anchoring seat belts to the frame  assumes the underfloor of the bus is sound, and that's not necessarily the case. Road damage, rust and other weathering factors are known to weaken the underfloor after a couple of years. Since the seat which holds the seat belt is anchored to the floor, you can't be sure of the strength of the anchorage. Anyway, bus manufacturers have stated they won't assume any liability if their buses are retrofitted, and it is unlikely insurance companies will either.

Some people will not/do not know how to use seatbelts.  Is the driver responsible for buckling everyone up?

Does that mean we are not allowed to stand inside the bus anymore?

Will a cop pull a bus over and make sure everyone is strapped in?