Compartmentalization is an engineering design that incorporates heavily padded, high-backed closely Spaced seats that are anchored to the bus floor and specifically designed to absorb a great deal of force. The integrated design protects school bus passengers in a compartment of safety. It is important that the general public, especially parents, understand the differences.
Automobiles utilize a three-point restraint system that is commonly referred to as a seat belt.
There is no real evidence that the addition of lap belts will make compartmentalization more effective. Every school day, over 400,000 yellow school buses transport 25 million students nearly 240 million miles. These numbers make the school transportation system the largest fleet of ground transportation in the United States. It is also the safest. In comparison, the automobile accident fatality rate is 1.5 for every 100 million miles traveled nearly 7 times higher.