Should full size school busses have seatbelts?  

My son rides in a full sized school bus with seat belts. Yes, I think all school busses should have seat restraints.

I have often wondered why it is illegal to travel in a car or truck without wearing a seat belt yet our children are not required to wear them on a bus. It does not make any sense. I understand the seats are padded and that is supposed to prevent injury but if the bus ended up on it's side the kids would be in a pile on the windows. Wearing seatbelts would also prevent some of the horseplay that is so distracting to the drivers. Even if they are staying in their seats they are usually standing up and jumping around.

I think it's a really good idea.

Buses do get into accidents occasionally. It would ensure the safety of the kids if they were belted into their seats.

It would also reduce the amount of horsing around and decrease distractions for the driver - who really should be paying attention to the road and not trying to control the behaviour of 30+ kids.

It's always struck me as odd that they wouldn't have seatbelts in school buses. In Ontario where I live seatbelts are mandatory for drivers and passengers in cars and trucks. The public transit doesn't have them, which is understandable as people are constantly getting on and off. I don't understand why a bus full of school kids wouldn't require them. Not only would it help the driver have better control, but it could save lives in the event of an accident. Especially if the kids are walking around on the bus, that's just plain wrong in a moving vehicle.

Yes school buses should have seat belts. They cram so many kids in one seat that it's completely unsafe, and there is nothing to protect them when the bus gets into an accident. On the news last night was a story about an accident with 4 buses and a car. The kids got hurt mainly because they had no seat belts. They have shown videos of kids getting tossed all over the bus and stuff. Now I don't have kids yet, but I would be uneasy about placing them on a bus without seat belts if I did.

Even if the bus didn't have seat belts the kids should stay in their seats. It's unsafe for them to be moving about when the vehicle is moving. Our children need to be safe when going to school.

I think they should have seat belts and don't understand why they don't. How can they expect the bus driver to watch all those kids and still drive them home safely. I also understand why they treat them then any other vehicle, when wearing a seat belt is the law.

i think that is quite a good idea as that would prevent distraction of driver and would cause less harm to every1 in case of an accident..wat say??

well i dnt think it wil do any good
it will make the thig more uncomfirtabke
any time buses are a bit uncpmfy
and then now u want seat belts

yes...surely the full sized school busses should have seat belt.... i heard abt many accidents of students even slipping down the bus due to jerks.... so to avoid such accidents seat belts are needed....childrens are the future and they shud be saved from fatal accidnts....

when they passes the sealtbelt law I thought for sure the school buses carring our kids should have them. We as adults have to were them. these young kids need them.