Seatbelts?

Question

im writing an essay about whether seat belts should be allowed on buses.

i need a couple websites with a lot of information on the subject.

please help :)

ill pick best answer!

Answer 1

google

Answer 2

Compartmentalization, a concept seen frequently on commercial airplanes, involves seating passengers in rows of padded seats with cushioned backs.

The belief is that during frontal or rear impact, the most common types of wrecks involving school buses, passengers would either be pushed back into their seats or thrown forward into the padded backs of the row ahead.

The use of seat belts might require stiffer seats, which would negate the theory of compartmentalization. It is also feared that some students would receive internal injuries from seat belts through a process called submarining, the tendency for a body to slide downwards during impact.

Seat belts on school buses may also hamper rescue or evacuation efforts, as adults or older students may have to spend precious minutes unbuckling young or disoriented passengers.

Unruly students could also use the heavy buckles as makeshift weapons, creating even more of a safety hazard. There is also the argument that seat belts would only protect passengers of school buses during unusual events such as roll-overs or flips, not other possible accidents such as fires or submersion.

Considering the expense of retrofitting current school buses or replacing entire fleets with approved seat belt systems, the benefits of seat belt use do not currently outweigh the liabilities.

One problem many school systems face with the prospect of mandatory seat belt use on school buses is compliance.

The bus driver already has a significant amount of responsibility, so schools would have to hire additional monitors to ride on all the school buses.

In light of sexual misconduct concerns, both male and female monitors would have to be hired in order to avoid any allegations of impropriety.

Besides the added expense of hiring qualified monitors, there would also be a question of liability if even one student removed his or her seat belt and became injured as a result.

Answer 3

Do you mean should seat belts be required or do you really mean allowed? I have been on buses with seat belts, so they are obviously allowed.

http://users.tpg.com.au/users/mpaine/bus...

http://www.witntv.com/home/headlines/116...

There are countless more sites with info, so if you are a little more specific, I'm sure you will get more help.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

www.njmvc.gov

this should help

Answer 5

click it or ticket, its the law; buses are vehicles too. are they allowed to speed? or drive drunk?

Answer 6

http://www.nea.org/esphome/issues/seatbe...

Answer 7

idk of any web sites but i know that seat belts should be. many children try to move about on the bus a seat belt keeps them in their seat and protected. . .