Why People Should Have To Wear Seat Belts On Buses

Why are seat belts important not only in cars but in all vehicles? It has been argued that there should or should not be seat belts on buses. The pro side is you should have to wear seat belts on buses and the con side is you shouldn’t have to wear seat belts on buses. I am arguing that people should have to wear seat belts on buses, because it saves lives and protects people on the roads.

It has been maintained that, you shouldn’t have to wear a seatbelt on the bus. Bus drivers say that seat belts are used as a weapon an example of this would be,” Students can and do use the heavy belt buckles as weapons, injuring other riders. It is next to impossible to make sure that all students keep their belts fastened, so that they are not injured by the belts in an accident. If a bus has to be evacuated in an emergency, such as a fire, panicked or disoriented students might be trapped by their belts”(National Education Association).

However, by people having to wear seat belts on buses will be able to keep people safe and no more concerns. For instance, “ At first blush, the question of whether seat belts should be required on school buses seems obvious. Seat belts save lives in cars, so it seems logical that they would make school buses safer. It appears a lot of people agree with this logic:

For Example “ That’s the best protection that was can give our kids. It’s what they’re used to in cars,” Herman said. “We know that there are very few fatalities involving children on school buses every year-- they are a safe form of transportation-- but anything that we can do to make them safer is really our responsibility”( Jacqueline Howard, CNN). This shows that seat belts are the best way to protect not only the people on the buses but the drivers on the road. If a driver is wearing a seat belt and anyone on the bus is we have more protection against anything we all stand