When asking about the lack of seatbelts in school buses I was once told that
buses in general and school buses in particular are designed so that the
seat spaces are compartmentalized. This (except in case of rollover, of
course!) is suppose to contain the person in their space and be more
effective than a seatbelt if properly designed and executed. Huh.
On that note I was more than a little surprised to hear that all the new
buses our school district bought this year have seat belts, and the students
are required to wear them.
I guess you change your tune as it suits you.
<dnw>
1972 Midget (no drivers side set belt, no rollbar. gotta do somethin')
1998 Safari
1999 9-3
1964 (Me)
----- Original Message -----
From: "James H. Nazarian, Ph.D." <microdoc@zoominternet.net>
To: "Max Heim" <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Cc: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: MGA trade?
> Max Heim wrote:
>
> > Hmm, this is an interesting point. ... when you consider that they are
far more
> > at risk riding ... the school bus, for that matter (no seat belts or
head
> > restraints).
>
> Good point Max. I often wonder about the dim wit mentality of people who
cause the
> legislation of one ill conceived automotive safety law after another while
school
> buses all over the country truck untethered children in metal backed seats
from
> driveway to school grounds daily. Chilling.
>
> Jim
> microdoc@zoominternet.net
> 1999 BMW R1100RT Very Black... of course
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> 2000 Audi A4 Quattro Avant Very Silver
> 1960 MGA 1600 Very Red
> 1974 MGB-GT Damask (Very Burgundy) Red
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