Good question re seat belts on school buses

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Putting seat belts on school buses is one thing. Guaranteeing they make kids safer is another.

A task force considering whether to recommend a law mandating seat belts for Alabama school buses got an idea Monday of how hard it is to improve safety inside the big, yellow buses that carry about 375,000 schoolchildren statewide each day.

How do you make a shoulder restraint that fits both a 40-pound kindergartner and a 300-pound linebacker?

Good question. I'm not in favor of seat belts on school buses for many reasons. This is one I hadn't pondered before. Now I have to.

For the record, I have three kids who ride the bus. Other things that can be done with the bus and on the bus would make them safer in an accident than using seat belts.

If I'm wrong, someone tell me.