Why aren there seat belts on school busses?
Students conducted since 1969 consistently show that compartmentalization is much more effective than two-point seat belts in protecting children. Compartmentalization was mandated by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards more than 20 years ago; the old metal seats were replaced with strong, well-anchored, closely spaced, high-backed seats, padded both front and back. It is the “egg-crate” theory; children, like the eggs, will move in a confined space but are generally protected from impacts by the padded seating and close construction. Statistics have proved that children are many times safer in a bus than in a passenger car.
