Should seatbelts be compulsory on buses?

Australian Community Media

Seatbelt laws for buses are under scrutiny following Australia's deadliest road accident in almost 30 years, and a string of bus crashes in the past few months.

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00:00 Forty five primary schoolers

00:01 were caught in a bus crash

00:03 nightmare.

00:04 Ten people have been killed,

00:05 11 very badly injured.

00:07 Seat belt laws for buses are under

00:10 scrutiny following Australia's

00:12 deadliest road accident in almost

00:14 30 years.

00:15 In 2023 alone, multiple

00:17 bus crashes have claimed injuries

00:19 and lives on Australian roads.

00:22 The debate is now whether states or

00:23 the federal government should

00:25 mandate seat belts on buses

00:27 as part of a sweeping road safety

00:28 measure.

00:29 If there are seat belts on buses

00:31 and coaches in New South Wales,

00:33 you are legally

00:35 responsible to wear them.

00:36 You must wear them.

00:38 Seat belts have been compulsory in

00:39 cars since the 70s, but

00:41 commuter buses are not required to

00:43 have them, and they're only standard

00:45 on coaches.

00:46 Drivers of buses fitted with seat

00:48 belts are not required to ensure

00:50 passengers use them.

00:51 Experts have added seat belts offer

00:53 limited protection in situations

00:55 like a rollover crash.

00:57 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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