Should School Buses Exist on School Buses?
Research shows that riding on a school bus is 16 times safer than riding a car or walking to school.(https://canadasafetycouncil.org/child-safety/there-need-seat-belts-school-buses) We need to determine whether or not seat belts should exist in school buses. Many people think that seat belts would increase safety and save lives, however, that is not the case.Without a doubt, school buses are safely designed without the use of seat belts.Also seat belts can cause many complications with emergencies, and considering the statistics, and what problems it would result for the government, it would be beneficial to keep the buses the way they are.
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They would require stiffer seats, injuring any students that are not strapped down. If the bus would crash lap belts would hold a child's pelvis in place, whip their torso forward, and hit their head on the stiff seats with a large amount of force. This could cause neck and head injuries. The driver can not make sure that every kid has their seat belts on. Some buses contain over 70 children, wasting the time needed to drive to school. For emergency evacuations, the seat belts could become an obstacle to get through and slow everyone down. Adding seat belts would be a hassle for everyone to deal with.
Adding seat belts would cause multiple problems for many people and the statistics do not prove that seat belts are a need. Safety experts and the Canada Safety Council do not believe that seat belts would be beneficial. There is no scientific evidence that seat belts would save lives. Plus, buses are equipped with 40 different safety standards. Including specialized brake systems, lighting, emergency exits, and escape hatches on the roof. Putting seat belts on a large school bus would cost between seven to ten thousand dollars. Imagine how much it would cost for thousands of buses go through the same
Research shows that riding on a school bus is 16 times safer than riding a car or walking to school.(https://canadasafetycouncil.org/child-safety/there-need-seat-belts-school-buses) We need to determine whether or not seat belts should exist in school buses. Many people think that seat belts would increase safety and save lives, however, that is not the case.Without a doubt, school buses are safely designed without the use of seat belts.Also seat belts can cause many complications with emergencies, and considering the statistics, and what problems it would result for the government, it would be beneficial to keep the buses the way they are.
Modern school buses use technology to ensure a safe arrival …show more content…
They would require stiffer seats, injuring any students that are not strapped down. If the bus would crash lap belts would hold a child's pelvis in place, whip their torso forward, and hit their head on the stiff seats with a large amount of force. This could cause neck and head injuries. The driver can not make sure that every kid has their seat belts on. Some buses contain over 70 children, wasting the time needed to drive to school. For emergency evacuations, the seat belts could become an obstacle to get through and slow everyone down. Adding seat belts would be a hassle for everyone to deal with.
Adding seat belts would cause multiple problems for many people and the statistics do not prove that seat belts are a need. Safety experts and the Canada Safety Council do not believe that seat belts would be beneficial. There is no scientific evidence that seat belts would save lives. Plus, buses are equipped with 40 different safety standards. Including specialized brake systems, lighting, emergency exits, and escape hatches on the roof. Putting seat belts on a large school bus would cost between seven to ten thousand dollars. Imagine how much it would cost for thousands of buses go through the same