Seriously: school buses CAN'T be the safest design as is. And they're so inefficient! What cartel is behind it?https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/643503918463455236 …
@DaveMc99TA And we really buy the "no seat belts are safe" thing there? Think only bc of all the rules abt buses, not the buses themselves.
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@emptywheel@DaveMc99TA Yeah, buses have different center of gravity. I know it sounds like an excuse but lemme see if i can find paper. -
@zeynep Right: but do school buses do better than city transit w/o that center of gravity? & Do school buses need clearance?@DaveMc99TA -
@emptywheel@zeynep@DaveMc99TA they def need more clearance than city busses because the roads they traverse are much more unpredictable -
@quinnnorton But that's a factor of a cartel, right: Wyoming districts and small cities both buying same buses?@zeynep@DaveMc99TA -
@emptywheel@zeynep@DaveMc99TA i mean, this was true of my childhood in Rustic Los Angeles. -
@quinnnorton Think your field trips were more exciting than mine.@zeynep@DaveMc99TA -
@emptywheel@zeynep@DaveMc99TA probably involved more guns, too. -
@quinnnorton Don't remember any.@zeynep@DaveMc99TA
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@emptywheel there must be stats somewhere but would guess higher percentage of students injured in parent's vehicles than in school buses. -
@DaveMc99TA Sure. But the state is not paying for their gas. School buses could be more efficient AND safer.
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@emptywheel@DaveMc99TA Here's some intel on this issue. Only four states mandate seat belts on school buses http://bestride.com/blog/why-dont-school-buses-have-seatbelts/7105/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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