Question

Passengers in cars are required to wear seatbelts. Children in school buses are not. Can you explain why using recently covered concepts?

Answer 1

School buses do not requires seatbelts as travel on a school bus is the safest way to travel than riding in a car. The explanation for the safety of school buses is explained by a concept called compartmentalization. In compartmentalization, the seats on the school bus are placed very close to each other and have high backs that are very padded.

As a result, in an accident, the student would be propelled forward a very short distance into a padded seatback that, in a way, is like an early version of an airbag. In addition, the fact that people sit high off the ground in school buses also adds to the safety, as the impact location with an automobile would occur beneath the seats.

In addition to the above reason adding seat belts to buses would significantly increase the cost of buses also.