THE SEAT BELT TUG OF WAR
This guide to help transportation professionals assess the strength opposing sides, lists the pros and cons in the seat belt debate. Listed among the pros are the following: the next generation demands the best possible protection; teaching kids to buckle up on buses will get them to buckle up more in the car; studies that "prove" compartmentalization are flawed; real-world data show that higher belt use saves lives; charges that belts endanger young anatomies are not true; new school bus design is well-suited for belts. Among the cons are listed the following: the school bus industry has the best safety record in transportation; other bus design improvements are more cost-effective than safety belts; studies show that compartmentalization is better; driver training is more cost effective than seat belts; there is no guarantee that exuberant students will wear belts; seat belts can be dangerous to young bodies; and belts on school buses are too costly.
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Availability:
- Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/5321218
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Corporate Authors:
Bobit Publishing Company
2500 Artesia Boulevard
Redondo Beach, CA United States 90278 - Publication Date: 1984-10
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 40-42
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Serial:
- School Bus Fleet
- Volume: 29
- Issue Number: 5
- Publisher: Bobit Publishing Company
- ISSN: 0036-6501
- Serial URL: http://schoolbusfleet.com
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Buses; Cost effectiveness; Driver training; Fatalities; Manual safety belts; Safety education; School bus drivers; School buses; School children; Vehicle design; Vehicle safety
- Old TRIS Terms: Bus design; Vehicular safety
- Subject Areas: Design; Education and Training; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00395449
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 971
- Files: HSL, USDOT
- Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM