Why School Buses Don't Have Seat Belts

00:00 — Introduction 00:28 — The Seat Is the Restraint 02:11 — Where the Padding Runs Out 03:18 — Why Most Buses Still Don't Have Them 04:34 — Wrap Up Sources: - School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection — Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 222, NHTSA: https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/fmvss/SchoolBusBeltsFinal_0.pdf - NHTSA interpretation on compartmentalization and seat belts in large school buses: https://www.nhtsa.gov/interpretations/7782 - Seat Belts on Large School Buses — NHTSA presentation: https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/nhtsa-ppt-schoolbus.pdf - State Laws Requiring Seat Belts on School Buses — Connecticut General Assembly, Office of Legislative Research: https://cga.ct.gov/2016/rpt/2016-R-0318.htm - Selective Issues in School Bus Transportation Safety: Crashes in Baltimore, Maryland, and Chattanooga, Tennessee — NTSB Special Investigation Report: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/SIR1802.pdf - NTSB Recommends Seat Belts on School Buses After Deadly Crashes — ABC News: https://abcnews.com/US/ntsb-recommends-seat-belts-school-buses-deadly-crashes/story?id=55367225 - Seat belts and school buses — Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: https://transportation.ky.gov/HighwaySafety/Documents/SchoolBus.pdf Full interactive experience at thehigheriq.com: skip between stories, test your recall, and get personalized briefings.