Fewer helmets, more rests 1797Also note the US Supreme Court has affirmed the legality of helmet laws. The more correct comparison for a car would be wearing a seatbelt vs. wearing a helmet...
Well, in that case, though the issue is that there should not be 80 kids riding a bus designed to hold only 62 kids, right?
I take it your sister is in NY or NJ since those are currently the only states that require seatbelts on larger school buses. OF course on the smaller school buses for special ed, preschools and other routes where the 10 to 12 pbuttenger buses are used, they are required and have been since the early 80s in most states.
As to enforcing seat belt use, I would think that if it was enforced, it would cut down on the bullying incidents on buses significantly as seatbelted kids couldn't be up and physically bullying other kids. Of course, that isn't what the law would be intended to do.
Yes they do enforce them on thrill rides, but I don't think most kids want to take them off on those kinds of rides and I wonder if they could really enforce them if the kid decided to take it off mid-ride.
Information on the debate over seatbelts in school buses is here:
Fewer helmets, more rests 1798Actually, judges are interpreting the Consbreastution. And they are saying that the Consbreastution has no provision saying that the government cannot require them to wear helmets riding a motorcycle. Part of the goal of...
Both sides of the debate agree that school bus transportation is one of the safest forms of travel in the U.S. -- far safer than riding in a car. Since 1984, an average of 11 pbuttengers a year have died in school bus crashes, according to the NHSTA.
(This is for Mbuttachusetts)
Q: Why are there no seatbelts on school buses?
A: School districts may require seatbelts if they wish, but many districts who have tried seatbelts have dropped the requirement due to the many practical problems with their use. Moreover, decades of study by the Federal government and others have shown repeatedly that seatbelts in school buses are not warranted. Instead, government regulations concerning higher seat backs, shorter front to back seat spacing, and fully padded surfaces provide pbuttive restraint generally called "compartmentalization ," much like the protection of egg in a parbreastioned egg container. Studies document that this system provides greater protection to young pbuttengers than do seatbelts in full-sized school buses. In the case of smaller vehicles such as vans and pbuttenger cars the use of seatbelts is definitely encouraged and is generally required by law or regulation.
-- Dorothy
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