National School Bus Safety Week on October, 2023: why is there no seat belts,on a seventy two seater school bus?

National School Bus Safety Week 2023. When Is Safety Week‎ Explore When Is Safety Week. More on Ask.com. Get Answers Now!

why is there no seat belts,on a seventy two seater school bus?

Their ungainly appearance might suggest otherwise, but school buses are actually pretty safe. On average only 11 children are killed in school bus wrecks each year, compared to the 41,000-plus people who die in motor vehicle accidents overall. On a per-vehicle-mile basis the school bus fatality rate is one-seventh that of other passenger vehicles.

Several factors account for the good record. School buses are taller and heavier than most other traffic and generally travel at moderate speeds. In a collision, high seat backs prevent kids from being thrown great distances, and impact-absorbing materials soften the blow.

The question remains controversial, however. High seat backs don't help much when a bus is hit from the side or rolls over, and some people think more should be done. The national Parent-Teacher Association, for example, has called for seat belts on new buses. The federal government recently began a two-year investigation of school bus safety that will likely result in new precautions. According to Education Week more than two dozen state legislatures have considered mandatory seat belts over the years, although only New York and New Jersey currently require them.

Seat belts wouldn't necessarily make buses safer. On the contrary, some believe they would increase the number of serious injuries. Shoulder harnesses aren't practical in buses as currently designed, and lap belts are likely to cause more head and abdominal injuries because in a collision the wearer is jerked forward from the waist.

Then we get into the cost-benefit analysis. At $1,800 a bus, outfitting the 440,000 school buses in the U.S. would cost nearly $800 million--and when the annual death toll is only 11, how much lower can you go, realistically? Given that three times as many fatalities occur when students exit or enter buses, some think the money might be better spent educating the all-too-oblivious public that when the school bus's stop sign swings out, it means you.

--CECIL ADAMS

date for principal appreciation day?

date for principal appreciation day?

there is teacher appreciation week in may and we usually honor all school emplyees then hope that helps

National School Bus Safety Week. Oct 21-27. How are you celebrating?

National School Bus Safety Week. Oct 21-27. How are you celebrating?

By taking my child to school myself... like a good, involved parent does.

Holidays also on this date Sunday, October 1, 2023...
Shop online with StCouponCodes.Com to get the best discounts from many online stores! - Hangtime Gear 40% Off Discount Code - Lancome 35% Off Voucher Codes - Little Spoon 25% Off Promotional Codes - FanDuel 30% Off Voucher Codes - Humble Bundle 25% Off Promotional Codes - iHerb 27% Off Promo Codes - Spiral Direct 20% Off Promo Code - Lanolips 40% Off Discount Code - LOFT 14% Off Promotional Codes - AT&T $830 Off Promo Code - CloudWays $20 Off Coupon Code - Virgin Experience Gifts 15% Off Discount Code - MaXpeedingRods 70% Off Coupon Code - This Works 40% Off Coupon Code - Universal Standard 15% Off Promotional Codes - Artfinder 5% Off Coupon Code - apartments4you 15% Off Voucher Codes - Spencers 50% Off Discount Code - PhotoWhoa 50% Off Coupon Code - Liz Earle 25% Off Voucher Codes