Are seatbelts unnecessary or unhelpful for safety for passengers in a bus?

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Should you wear a belt on a bus?

In some places, passengers are actually legally required to wear them and can be fined if police stop the bus and find that they aren't wearing them. Yes, a long bus ride might not be quite as comfortable with a seat belt on, but if you always wear a seat belt in your car, then you should wear one on a bus as well.

Why dont Australian buses have seatbelts?

Large school buses are much heavier than small vehicles and light trucks and therefore disperse collision forces accordingly. Due to these distinctions, bus riders are subjected to far less crash force than passengers in freight vehicles, light trucks, and buses. Hence, buses usually don't have seat belts.

Why are there no seatbelts on buses UK?

Another answer why buses do not have seat belts is cost. It is estimated that adding seat belts to buses would add between $8,000 and 15,000 to the cost of each bus. In addition, seat belts would take up room currently used as seats, meaning that each bus would have fewer seating places.

Why don t school busses have seatbelts in Canada?

"Transport Canada and the provinces do not require school buses to have seat belts," Roxane Marchand, senior media advisor with the agency, said in an email statement. "This is because compartmentalization \u2014 high-backed seats that are padded and closely spaced together \u2014 protects passengers in a crash."

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That's Why Buses Don't Have Seatbelts

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