George’s Point of View

Yesterday we posted the NTSB’s safety recommendation that each person who is less than 2 years of age to be restrained in a separate seat position by an appropriate child restraint system during takeoff, landing, and turbulence.

It does make sense that infants not be held during dangerous turbulence in a plane, but kept securely in a seat, just as it is required by law when in a car.

With all of the accidents we see on buses, I would like to know why the NTSB has not mandated seatbelts aboard all buses. Not just for infants, of course, but for everyone.

Out of NTSB’s own reports, “42% of the total (fatalities) are from side impact or non-collision (typically rollover) accidents. It is for this 42% of fatal accidents that seat belts have their greatest life saving potential”

NTSB should also demand seat belts on all passenger buses and school buses.