School Bus Bags

is it a safety protocol? why don't some buses enforce it?
why don't buses have seat belts on them?
why do students disrespect bus drivers?

Safety.

If there was an emergency and you had to evacuate the vehicle, you do not want to have your exit blocked by bags left in the ailse.

2008-09-24 12:08:47 by Aspera

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i was wondering if i could bring an acoustic guitar on the school bus( the guitar is in its bag)? so i was wondering if i could bring it on the bus.?

yes

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How come as parents we don't worry as much about our kids taking the bus?

Bus Construction
In an accident involving a school bus, most fatalities and injuries occur outside of the bus. The construction of a typical school bus creates a safer passenger environment than that of a car or lighter vehicle. The impact of a crash is weaker because buses are heavier. This force is distributed differently along a bus. Buses have a body-on-frame design. This greatly differs from lighter vehicles, and provides impact protection not found elsewhere.

A bus' interior also differs from a car. The use of closely spaced seats that have padded backs -- a design called compartmentalization -- creates an enclosed environment for passengers in the absence of seat belts.

Studies of Safety
Numerous studies examining the effectiveness of different belt types and seating arrangements came to the same conclusion: seatbelts on a bus have more drawbacks than advantages.

Neither lap nor lap-and-shoulder belts on a bus provide the same type of protection offered in a car. During a head-on collision, the most common type for belts, lap belts, increase the risk of injury. On impact, this type of restraint allows a passenger's head to jerk forward, risking severe head and neck injury. Lap and shoulder belts would require the installation of stiffer seats. These seats could become a source of impact injury. Studies also showed that children slip downwards when restrained by lap and shoulder belts, risking injury to vulnerable internal organs.

In 1999, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) examined the effect of seat belt installation in buses. They came to the conclusion that seat belts actually would result in head injuries and fatalities. In fact, the NTSB found a relationship between most injuries/deaths and the seating position of the passenger. In these cases, the presence of seat belts would change nothing.

While there is no evidence proving that seat belts on buses save lives, there is reason to worry they may cause harm. During an emergency, seat belts could hinder young children from quickly exiting the bus; they simply could not free themselves. Drivers would be hard pressed to monitor belt usage for every student. And the heavy buckles could be used as weapons.

Studies by federal agencies, including the NTSB, have shown bus construction provides greater safety than seat belts ever could. Comparing the design of a school bus to a car is like comparing apples to oranges. Where belts protect passengers during car collisions, their presence may cause severe injuries on a bus. Seatbelts are only required on small buses weighing less than 10,000 pounds because their design more closely resembles a car. It is ironic, but the reality is that seat belts have no place on a school bus.

2006-11-20 13:03:14 by Pretty_Bad_Logic

and in each bag there are seven big cats and each big cat has seven kittens..how many legs are there in the bus??


i know the answer..but i just wanna know how to get it...first one to get the right answer and show me or tell me how to do it gets the best answer..
how about the lags in the bus seats?? jk..lol

14 or 16 including driver cats and kittens have paws

OR you can forget about the paws thing and it will be

7 girls = 14 legs
343 big cats = 1372 legs
2401 little cats = 9604 legs
TOTAL = 10990 legs in the bus or 10992 including driver

2007-12-04 13:18:44 by Ms. Pwn

Ok here's the story.

Im a 15 year old boy that lives in Ireland and gets the bus into school in the morning. This morning when I was getting on the bus there was not enough seats. The reason for this was that 6 seats were being taken up by school bags and the rest by people. I dont think that you are allowed to stand while in a bus because I read a sign in a bus before and it said 40 seating 0 standing. And not only that but before I even had the chance to sit down (if I could) the bus driver took off drivingwhile 5 people were standing.

What do you think I should do in this case ?
Pease answer saying : the conquencies for the driver(if i was hurt or not) & wether I should sue the driver or just call Bus Éireann.

Thanks for the help!
Greatly appreciated!
Reguard,
Daire

You can't sue the busdriver because you did not get injured. If you were it wouldn't take much at all to grab their attention and for the bus driver to be fired. You need to call the transportation supervisor, whats even better is have one of your parents do it, that gets their attention so much quicker, a shame though. When I feel someone is brushing me off or ignoring me, I call about 10 times a day until I'm satisfied. Trust me that works.

2007-11-26 10:32:09 by Daire - carriglea