http://bus-law.com/blog Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:37:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://bus-law.com/blog/2010/03/connecticut-weighs-seat-belt-law-for-school-buses.html http://bus-law.com/blog/2010/03/connecticut-weighs-seat-belt-law-for-school-buses.html#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:02:00 +0000 gjohnson http://bus-law.com/blog/?p=2 http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-ct-seatbelts-buses-0229.artmar01,0,1841006.story

The call for the law was prompted by that Jan. 9 death of a Rocky Hill youth, Vikas Parikh, 16, who died in a school buss accident on I-84. His demise was the spark that led Rep. Antonio Guerrera (D-Rocky), who is co-chairman of the legislature’s transportation committee, to introduce the seat-law bill.

That bill mandates that school buses have lap-and-shoulder belts, but not lap belts. Connecticut lawmakers have tried to past similar legislation 23 times before, with no success, according to the Courant.

Those who are against the bus-seat law argue that it’s unnecessary, because bus seats have enough padding to protect students. Installing the belts is also pricey, critics argue.

Some towns in the Nutmeg state have had seat belts in their school buses for some time, including Danbury, Cromwell, Wilton and Reading.]]> http://bus-law.com/blog/2010/03/connecticut-weighs-seat-belt-law-for-school-buses.html/feed 0