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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 05:04 AM
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I saw something similar before, but not as bad as this one.
The one I saw before I saw a kid bounce up and hit his head on the top of the bus...but this is freakin CRAZY! They all just fly to the right...damn...poor kids

http://webpages.acs.ttu.edu/blincoln/buscrash.mpg
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 06:23 AM
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Yeah I saw that. That's pretty sad. All of these safety regulations on cars and trucks and the one place where it's most needed the kids sit on a bench seat with no belts.
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 11:32 AM
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i always wondered why a school bus has no seat belts. they are packed with kids yet lack a major component for safety. i heard on the news one time this same question, their answer was that seatbelts could also lack in safety. for example if there was a fire and the wee ones couldn't figure out the physics of the seatbelt or if there was some flaw in the belt, that bus driver would have alot of kids to rescue. it's a decent argument i guess, kinda goes hand in hand with, "are airbags injuring more lives than they are saving?"
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 11:38 AM
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Wow... they really swung across fast...

You know that hurt
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 12:28 PM
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makes me think bout riding my school bus
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 12:58 PM
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Wow. Thats gonna leave a mark.
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Old Oct 22, 2003 | 07:30 AM
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I saw that on the news and a guy made an arguement that "seatbelts would have caused more injurys to the kids." I think that the kids were just lucky that none of them were seriously injured or died.

**Why do people just suggest lapbelts and not over-the-shoulder plus lapbelts?
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Old Oct 22, 2003 | 07:59 AM
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that happened in indiana... i was living there back then.
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