School buses and seat belts

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think seat belts add another layer of liability that the schools wouldn't want to take on. That bus driver would now have to ensure all 40 of her kids were buckled and stayed buckled. That seems like a logistical nightmare.

It is a driver's job to keep the children safe on the bus. I'm not seeing why a driver should not be responsible to make sure the kids are buckled and stay buckled.

Because they are one person whose focus is on driving safely to school. how would they ever police who was buckled and who wasn't unless they continually took their eyes off the road to check on the 15 rows of seats. And what if kids did unbuckle - if they stopped the bus every time, it could take hours to get to school. how would they enforce it if a kid refused? Put them off the bus on the side of the road? Refuse to keep driving and just have kids miss school that day?

there all all kinds of logistical issues with expecting a school bus driver to be responsible for having kids buckle up and stay buckled.

If a kid does not follow the rules on the bus, simple, they no longer continue to ride the bus. They can walk, take public transportation or their parents drive them. In my car, it is my rules. My car seats and if you don't like them, TUFF. No appropriate seat, no ride.

[Anonymous]

A car and a bus are two very different things. Do you really think a bus driver can check to be sure that teens stay buckled?