School Bus Superficially Damaged - 20 Children Go To Hospital

"Nomen Nescio" > wrote in message
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> The school bus was only superficially damaged. It is clear from the
> pictures SEAT BELTS would have protected most, if not all, children
> passengers from injury. Seats must also be designed such that they have
> soft backs to cushion impact when heads or unrestrained bodies are thrown
> forward in these kind of crashes. Oftentimes, a school bus is simply
> upset
> and children thrown from their seats and injured. It is time for a
> Federal
> law requiring seat belts in all school and commercial buses. Petition
> your
> Congressman and Senator at both state and Federal levels.

I know I'm feeding a known troll, but if you petition for seatbelts,
petition for 3 point shoulder belts. Lap belts alone can cause more injury.
Also request that at least the passive compartmentalization system be
improved as well, since we have learned lots about safety since 1977.

I won't even go into the logistical nightmare of installing and maintaining
quality belts in underfunded school vehicles.

Also a few months ago a local school bus suffered a mechanical failure (or
so the driver said) and the bus rolled off the road. There were no major
injuries.