Why Are Kids Allowed on School Buses Without Seat Belts?

Why don't so many American school buses have seat belts? Discover how school bus safety works and why large buses use a different approach to protecting children. The answer comes down to a completely different approach to crash protection. American school buses are designed around size, structure, high-backed padded seats, and a system known as compartmentalization. But that doesn’t mean seat belts are simply unnecessary. Different types of buses follow different rules, and the debate over adding seat belts has continued for decades. In this video, we look at how American school buses are designed to protect children, why the system developed this way, and why some buses now use seat belts while many others still don’t. Subscribe to Normal Is Weird for more stories about the hidden systems behind everyday American life. #SchoolBus #America #NormalIsWeird #SeatBelts #SchoolBusSafety