Seat Belts On Buses

Decent Essays
November 20, 2015
Ian Erickson
3934 Del Otero Ave
Spring Park, MN 55384

Dear Representative paulsen,

Hi my name is Ian Erickson. My law is I think that there should be seat belts on buses. I think there should be seat belts on buses because what if the bus crashes and some one is standing they would go flying through the window. That is why I think buses should have seat

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