@emptywheel The School Bus, History of Pupil Transportation, Issues in Pupil Transportation http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2512/Transportation-School-Busing.html …
@emptywheel So I don't know who they are but.. The physics and the engineering arguments make sense. There's then long & impressive record.
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@emptywheel These buses are pretty heavy too, doubt they tip easily or often. Even when they do, design helps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6NI8pTqY7Y … - Show replies
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@zeynep But the record is not demonstrably better than transit buses, which aren't yellow w/blinking lights and special rules about stoppingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel I'm a better safe than sorry person, big fan of seatbelts but I think school buses as pretty safe. They're like big slow tanks. -
@zeynep@emptywheel Yeah, most dangerous part of school bus travel seems to be getting on and off.
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