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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Makes you wonder why the driver gets a seatbelt when the kids do not.

[–] BB69 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

Because an adult should know how to unbuckle themselves in a rollover accident.

And the driver is at a different impact point

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

In a rollover accident, you also risk kids getting tossed around like clothes in a dryer and ejected from the vehicle if the windows are open or break. I can't say I think that is a better option. It is a risk vs reward scenario here. In a fire you can get out easier, in a rollover, you turn the bus into a drink mixer if it is going fast enough into the roll.

[–] BB69 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’m willing to trust the people who designed them and the fact that they’ve continued with the same design over the thinking of a random person on the internet

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Like all things, it's complicated and you're both right. For a long time the best practice was to not have them.

The numbers now say it's better to have them, and more places are recommending that they do.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yep! As we gather more data we draw new conclusions and solutions!

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