Buses are one of the major commuter transportation facility utilized in the United States. With the growing number of population, the necessity of more public transport cannot be stressed enough.
Buses, because of their huge passenger capacity are also the favored transport service of schoolchildren especially in California. In as much as millions who take commuter buses each year, millions of elementary and secondary students also ride school buses throughout the United States.
The problem with school buses even today are that most of them do not have seatbelts or any restraints for the individual students who take the bus everyday to and from school. Statistics are very alarming regarding accidents involving school buses. It has been reported that more than 10,000 children are injured each year due to school bus accidents and more than 10 of them even die from the ordeal.
If you have a child who is taking school bus to go to school, your child might be in danger. Accidents, however as hard as we try to avoid them sometimes do happen. Even if the bus driver is careful in operating the school bus there are still several factors that may contribute to the happening of a school bus accident.
Negligence of other drivers is one reason. Weather conditions are another. Similarly bad road conditions could be the cause of a school bus accident. Negligent pedestrians could also be the reason. A person who is not looking at the traffic condition might just dart into the street necessitating the school bus to swerve in order to avoid hitting the pedestrian resulting in a bus accident colliding with other vehicles or hitting a building or establishment. Still, maintenance of the school bus is also a factor in the happening of a school bus accident. Breaks could fail or wheels could explode causing a bus accident.
Imagine a school bus carrying a lot of young ones who are not aware of any danger and not equipped with protecting themselves in case such accidents happen. Without proper restraints, a child could easily be thrown inside the school bus with such force causing severe injuries like broken bones, head injuries, lacerations, mutilation and even death.
Seatbelts and restraints on school buses cannot be stressed enough. Our children are our most valuable possessions. They are also the future of our nation. Let us not waste our children’s future on a very mediocre and meaningless accident. Even if bus accidents cannot sometimes be prevented, at least with restraints and proper safety features in school buses, we could protect our children from more serious
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