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Why don’t school buses have required seat belts?
School buses are equipped with a passive restraint system called compartmentalization that means that the seating area of a school bus is built with specially padded high-back, wider, thicker seats that protect students in school buses during accidents. No metal surfaces are exposed and seats are spaced close together to contain the students in cushioned compartments.