THE MEDICAL CASE FOR SEAT BELTS ON SCHOOL BUSES

It is the opinion of physicians that school buses should have seat belts. Although the seats on older buses were not able to support seat belts, research has shown that seat belts attached to the better anchored, higher back, well-padded seat would provide substantial additional protection to the child passengers. Either by misunderstanding or by design, many recent studies are being misquoted and have contributed to the misinformation currently being circulated to oppose the installation of seat belts in school buses. Legislation requiring seat belts on newly manufactured school buses is being supported by physicians. Retrofitting of school buses is not recommended.

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  Bobit Publishing Company

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  Redondo Beach, CA  United States  90278
• Authors:
  • YEAGER, A
• Publication Date: 1984-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • School Bus Fleet
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Bobit Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0036-6501
  • Serial URL: http://schoolbusfleet.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Laws; Manual safety belts; Physicians; Research; Retrofitting; School buses; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392276
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 394
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1985 12:00AM