Why do public busses have no seat belts?
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A number of reasons:
1. Physics. Most vehicular collisions isn’t really going to transfer a lot of inertia to the bus. A fully loaded bus is between 20,000 and 30,000 pounds. A SUV, comparatively, is maybe 4 to 5,000 pounds. Unless that SUV is traveling at *grossly* excessive speeds, a collision isn’t going to cause the bus to do anything much more than jolt a bit.
2. Bus speed. Related to the above, most city buses don’t go on highways, so speeds are generally confined to 45 MPH or lower.
3. Ease of evacuation. If something does go wrong, then it’s easier for everyone to get out quickly.
4. Passenger arrangement. Non-school public buses aren’t just sitting only, many have both seats and poles/handstraps for standing passengers. So you’re already not securing every passenger.
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