• BB69@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Because an adult should know how to unbuckle themselves in a rollover accident.

    And the driver is at a different impact point

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      11 months ago

      In a rollover accident, you also risk kids getting tossed around like clothes in a dryer and ejected from the vehicle if the windows are open or break. I can’t say I think that is a better option. It is a risk vs reward scenario here. In a fire you can get out easier, in a rollover, you turn the bus into a drink mixer if it is going fast enough into the roll.

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        11 months ago

        I’m willing to trust the people who designed them and the fact that they’ve continued with the same design over the thinking of a random person on the internet

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          11 months ago

          Like all things, it’s complicated and you’re both right. For a long time the best practice was to not have them.

          The numbers now say it’s better to have them, and more places are recommending that they do.