children in Motorhome Update
I run a daycare and more then one of my parents is a fireman and one a policeman. Tonight one of my dads that is a fireman picked up his boys. He had been at a community service event and it was abo...
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Movin' on wrote:
If you have ever driven a school bus you would know that seat belts would not be a good idea. The kids are in a padded little pod. (The seats are close together and well padded). They may bounce around but don't get hurt.
Who would fasten the seat belts for the small children? Do you realize how much longer this would take to run a route? Seat belt buckles would end up being used as something to smack another kid with. Not a good idea.
I drove school buses for 50 years +, including special ed buses with seat belts. The belts do get used as weapons, fastened across the aisle (makes all access very difficult)tied into knots, and anything else you may not imagine they could be used for. School buses are the safest vehicles on the road as they are. Between each window is a steel frame that attaches to the bus frame on both sides and goes over the top. When is the last time you heard of a serious injury in a school bus?
