Most parents, who insist their children wear seat belts in the family automobile, naturally think their child's school bus should be equipped with seat belts too. Unfortunately, that may not be the case. Studies conducted since 1969 by the National Transportation Safety Board, the National Academy of Sciences, Transport Canada and others have repeatedly concluded that compartmentalization provides better protection to passengers of large school buses than do two-point lap belts.
Statistics prove that school buses are many times safer than traveling in a passenger car.
Seat belts on large buses often raise many other questions. With behavior on the bus a major challenge for many drivers, will unruly children use the seat belt and its buckle as an additional weapon.