School bus seatbelt move agreed

[NewsCaster]

All school buses in Aberdeenshire will have to have seat belts by 2010, councillors decide.

More... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/news/int/search/news%2Bsport/bus/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/7779096.stm)

[Western SMT]

Possible costs -

http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/946836?UserKey=

[G-CPTN]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/6198018.stm
How come the tractor axle is lifted (yet the trailer was 'loaded')?

[dmackay]

The trailer is at such an angle and pushed into the back of the unit the red line has been broken thus the brakes are held on the trailer keeping the unit over to one side

[Bobjork]

Nice that they decided that.
I sometimes drive the local Schools service.
A bus from 2006. Only one seat with seat belt: The driver seat.

[G-CPTN]

I'm surprised - when you consider how safety-conscious Sweden has been.

[Bobjork]

There are laws about seatbelts, but not for local buses for some reason.
The regional, like the one going here, have seatbelts. But not the city- and local ones.

[G-CPTN]

I guess that's true here too.
http://www.epha.org/a/1765
http://www.childcarseats.org.uk/carrying_safely/buses_coaches_taxis.htm

[Western SMT]

USA seat belt info -

It may seem odd that in an atmosphere of increased emphasis on safety there would be any question about seat belts on large buses. Yet opponents, citing data from NHTSA, have said that seat belts on buses might do little to help children. Rather, they believe, the improved interior design of school buses (known as compartmentalization) is more effective. Since the 1970s, school bus seats have been mandated by law to be well-padded on both sides, with high backs and extra-sturdy anchoring, and no exposed rivets. The design of the modern school bus has been compared to that of an egg carton; the extra padding around the seats helps protect the passengers during sudden impacts and keeps them from being ejected from their seats. Moreover, say opponents of school bus seat belts, in the event of an accident, it would be much harder for someone to get children out of a bus if they are all wearing seat belts. This issue will not be resolved easily. What both sides can agree on, however, is that school buses are definitely safer today than they were in the early 1970s.

[G-CPTN]

Are US school buses restricted to lower speeds than other vehicles?

[Western SMT]

A little info -

http://www.nasdpts.org/paperSpeedlimit.html

[Bobjork]

Here in Sweden there are no special speed limit for School buses.
But there is a speed limit for buses: 90km/h / 55mph.
They're talking about a speed limit for buses with standing people and the suggested speed for that is 70km/h.

[Western SMT]

Will they still get seat belts? -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7785595.stm