 B.C. bus crash: RCMP officer urges coach passengers to buckle upLaw & Order | 64874 hits | Dec 31 1:52 pm | Posted by: Strutz  An RCMP officer who interviewed survivors of the deadly Christmas Eve bus crash near Merritt, B.C., says it's time for passengers to throw out their false sense of security on buses and buckle up.Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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“I do know from speaking to some of the victims that the ones that were wearing seatbelts, the majority of them received minor injuries,” Ward said in the interview. “The ones not wearing seatbelts all received significant injuries.”
It is a bit surprising that people wouldn't wear a seat belt while travelling long distance on a bus. Do they even think about not wearing one when in a car? I doubt it.
On regular city buses I've seen people lose their balance and get nearly bounced out of their seats when the driver is forced to brake suddenly. I know that it would be nearly impossible to have seat belts on the majority of routes especially when they pack people in and so many are standing. However, there are many routes (at least in the lower mainland here) that do travel on the highways and bridges where speeds are way above 50km and they use a different model of bus that have seats very much like those found on long distance trips.