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Location: OH. IO | They have had a mass casualty school bus crash.PRAYERS FOR ALL |
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Location: OH. IO | This is one time I'm praying the media is reporting false news as far as casualties go. |
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Location: Missouri | jake16 - 2017-05-11 8:53 AM
This is one time I'm praying the media is reporting false news as far as casualties go.
I just looked up a couple of news reports (I'm from Missouri - north central). Two said "casualties" were referring to injuries not deaths. Praying this is correct. Pictures are awful.
Edited to add: there were apparently 12 children on the bus at the time. The driver is still trapped.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | jake16 - 2017-05-11 8:53 AM This is one time I'm praying the media is reporting false news as far as casualties go.
I hear you on this, and it being a school bus is so horrible to even to try to think about.. |
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | I also read that "casualty" was meaning injuries. Praying for all those sweet kids, the driver, and those working to help them. |
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Update I read says no fatalities. Praise God. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Thats a relief that theres no fatalies, prayers |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | dianea - 2017-05-11 8:58 AM jake16 - 2017-05-11 8:53 AM This is one time I'm praying the media is reporting false news as far as casualties go. I just looked up a couple of news reports (I'm from Missouri - north central ). Two said "casualties" were referring to injuries not deaths. Praying this is correct. Pictures are awful. Edited to add: there were apparently 12 children on the bus at the time. The driver is still trapped.
Thank goodness there are no fatalities.....where did this happen near Kirksville? When I read the title....I thought of the nasty storms that went through up there last night. |
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| NJJ - 2017-05-11 11:45 AM
dianea - 2017-05-11 8:58 AM jake16 - 2017-05-11 8:53 AM This is one time I'm praying the media is reporting false news as far as casualties go. I just looked up a couple of news reports (I'm from Missouri - north central ). Two said "casualties" were referring to injuries not deaths. Praying this is correct. Pictures are awful. Edited to add: there were apparently 12 children on the bus at the time. The driver is still trapped.
It was in Kirkwood, a suburb of St. Louis. My nephew is going to Truman in Kirksville, so I immediately looked up. |
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Location: Missouri | 19 children injured, none serious. I live about 45 minutes from there. It is a 3 lane interstate and a car passing a truck lost control and hit the concrete median and bounced back into traffic. These children were voluntary transfer students heading to elementary school. One child was thrown from the bus as it went down the revine. A man who jumped the fence to help said all of the children were already off the bus by the time he got there except the driver and a few others. I just don't understand why school buses don't have seat belts. They say because it would be hard to evacuate in an emergency if they wre buckled in, but omg flying around the inside of a bus during a crash is a better alternative? Really?
In this day and age all children are accustom to wearing a seat belt and can operate their own car seat belt by the age of 2. Driver's and passengers get a ticket for not wearing a seat belt, yet we don't have them on school buses.
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | Tbred - 2017-05-11 12:20 PM 19 children injured, none serious. I live about 45 minutes from there. It is a 3 lane interstate and a car passing a truck lost control and hit the concrete median and bounced back into traffic. These children were voluntary transfer students heading to elementary school. One child was thrown from the bus as it went down the revine. A man who jumped the fence to help said all of the children were already off the bus by the time he got there except the driver and a few others. I just don't understand why school buses don't have seat belts. They say because it would be hard to evacuate in an emergency if they wre buckled in, but omg flying around the inside of a bus during a crash is a better alternative? Really?
In this day and age all children are accustom to wearing a seat belt and can operate their own car seat belt by the age of 2. Driver's and passengers get a ticket for not wearing a seat belt, yet we don't have them on school buses.
My thoughts EXACTLY .... we just had a school bus accident down this way not too long ago....the comments are that it would cost millions to "retro fit" the existing buses....but WHY don't they install them on the new ones being manufactured....It is just idiotic that they are required in cars and airplanes but not school buses! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | NJJ - 2017-05-11 12:32 PM Tbred - 2017-05-11 12:20 PM 19 children injured, none serious. I live about 45 minutes from there. It is a 3 lane interstate and a car passing a truck lost control and hit the concrete median and bounced back into traffic. These children were voluntary transfer students heading to elementary school. One child was thrown from the bus as it went down the revine. A man who jumped the fence to help said all of the children were already off the bus by the time he got there except the driver and a few others. I just don't understand why school buses don't have seat belts. They say because it would be hard to evacuate in an emergency if they wre buckled in, but omg flying around the inside of a bus during a crash is a better alternative? Really?
In this day and age all children are accustom to wearing a seat belt and can operate their own car seat belt by the age of 2. Driver's and passengers get a ticket for not wearing a seat belt, yet we don't have them on school buses. My thoughts EXACTLY .... we just had a school bus accident down this way not too long ago....the comments are that it would cost millions to "retro fit" the existing buses....but WHY don't they install them on the new ones being manufactured....It is just idiotic that they are required in cars and airplanes but not school buses!
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Location: North Texas | Southtxponygirl - 2017-05-11 12:51 PM NJJ - 2017-05-11 12:32 PM Tbred - 2017-05-11 12:20 PM 19 children injured, none serious. I live about 45 minutes from there. It is a 3 lane interstate and a car passing a truck lost control and hit the concrete median and bounced back into traffic. These children were voluntary transfer students heading to elementary school. One child was thrown from the bus as it went down the revine. A man who jumped the fence to help said all of the children were already off the bus by the time he got there except the driver and a few others. I just don't understand why school buses don't have seat belts. They say because it would be hard to evacuate in an emergency if they wre buckled in, but omg flying around the inside of a bus during a crash is a better alternative? Really?
In this day and age all children are accustom to wearing a seat belt and can operate their own car seat belt by the age of 2. Driver's and passengers get a ticket for not wearing a seat belt, yet we don't have them on school buses. My thoughts EXACTLY .... we just had a school bus accident down this way not too long ago....the comments are that it would cost millions to "retro fit" the existing buses....but WHY don't they install them on the new ones being manufactured....It is just idiotic that they are required in cars and airplanes but not school buses!
There are several reasons for not having seatbelts on bus, ( I don't want to hijack the thread) but the main thing to note is that school bus incidents involving wrecks that cause injury to students are quite rare. We have to take classes on this stuff once a year and that was some of the information during those presentations. |
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Our daughter is 8 now, my gosh how time flys!!! She rides the bus to school and I hate that there aren't seat belts. The ONLY reason we allow her to ride the bus, is the distance from our home to the school is approx 4 miles, and it's all residential streets. I've personally followed the bus, and know that it doesn't exceed 35mph. If her bus were to go on the highway, she wouldn't be riding it. I'm sure there are reasons as to why they don't have seat belts. But not wearing a seatbelt in the truck is illegal, yet throw 30 kids on a bus and it's ok. |
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Location: Alabama | As someone who is trained and licensed to drive a school bus let me say, we do not need or want seat belts on a school bus.
Children are much more safe without being belted into those seats.
Thankfully there was no loss of life in this incident! Prayers for quick healing for all involved!
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Sockittoemred - 2017-05-11 3:23 PM As someone who is trained and licensed to drive a school bus let me say, we do not need or want seat belts on a school bus. Children are much more safe without being belted into those seats. Thankfully there was no loss of life in this incident! Prayers for quick healing for all involved!
Why do you not want seatbelts? |
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Location: OH. IO | Just got home from hospital and was so happy to see no fatalities.Thanks for updating today,i appreciate it! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | LOL, I was quoting GLP and it disapeared on me, lol.. But what I was saying maybe there should be two adults on these school buses now since theres more accidents happening so there will be someone extra to help with the kids if an accident happens. But thats my thoughts on this.. |
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Location: Missouri | They are children, and while accidents may be rare for school buses, 1 accident is too many without seat belts. As I said before, they all can operate a seat belt at a very young age. Yes, this might make the stops take longer as you have to wait for them to unbuckle after the bus has stopped, but they are worth more than the cost of outfitting current buses or installing them on newley manufactured buses.
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | Southtxponygirl - 2017-05-11 4:28 PM Sockittoemred - 2017-05-11 3:23 PM As someone who is trained and licensed to drive a school bus let me say, we do not need or want seat belts on a school bus. Children are much more safe without being belted into those seats. Thankfully there was no loss of life in this incident! Prayers for quick healing for all involved!
I would like an answer to that question too.....WHY don't you want or need them? and HOW is a child more safe being thrown around or out of a bus than attached securely to a seat. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | My question is why there is no need or want seatbelts on school buses? I would really like to hear why... Just really curiuos after seeing that seatbelts are not wanted or needed.  |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | NJJ - 2017-05-12 12:11 PM Southtxponygirl - 2017-05-11 4:28 PM Sockittoemred - 2017-05-11 3:23 PM As someone who is trained and licensed to drive a school bus let me say, we do not need or want seat belts on a school bus. Children are much more safe without being belted into those seats. Thankfully there was no loss of life in this incident! Prayers for quick healing for all involved!
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Location: Arkansas | Southtxponygirl - 2017-05-12 12:13 PM
NJJ - 2017-05-12 12:11 PM Southtxponygirl - 2017-05-11 4:28 PM Sockittoemred - 2017-05-11 3:23 PM As someone who is trained and licensed to drive a school bus let me say, we do not need or want seat belts on a school bus. Children are much more safe without being belted into those seats. Thankfully there was no loss of life in this incident! Prayers for quick healing for all involved!
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | Chandler's Mom - 2017-05-12 9:37 PM Southtxponygirl - 2017-05-12 12:13 PM NJJ - 2017-05-12 12:11 PM Southtxponygirl - 2017-05-11 4:28 PM Sockittoemred - 2017-05-11 3:23 PM As someone who is trained and licensed to drive a school bus let me say, we do not need or want seat belts on a school bus. Children are much more safe without being belted into those seats. Thankfully there was no loss of life in this incident! Prayers for quick healing for all involved! Oh Lord that's scary
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | NJJ - 2017-05-12 9:47 PM Chandler's Mom - 2017-05-12 9:37 PM Southtxponygirl - 2017-05-12 12:13 PM NJJ - 2017-05-12 12:11 PM Southtxponygirl - 2017-05-11 4:28 PM Sockittoemred - 2017-05-11 3:23 PM As someone who is trained and licensed to drive a school bus let me say, we do not need or want seat belts on a school bus. Children are much more safe without being belted into those seats. Thankfully there was no loss of life in this incident! Prayers for quick healing for all involved! Oh Lord that's scary  
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