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.
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