Does having passenger restraint systems on California school buses make them safer than a bus without passenger restraint systems?
We answer this question by saying all of our school buses are safer (eight times safer (NHTSA), 14-16 times safer (Transportation Research Board), 34 times safer (National Safety Council)) than any other motor vehicle operating on a California highway. The new restraint systems add an increased degree of safety in certain types of vehicle collisions, such as side impact and rollover. We stress that our current buses are extraordinarily safe. However, it is hard to argue that occupant restraints do not increase safety, in light of all of our experience and data collected over the past several decades regarding vehicle and passenger safety.
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