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Seatbelts On School Buses
Why should kids and adults have to wear seatbelts on school buses and with their parents? They have to wear them because it keeps them from getting hurt in car wrecks and if u do get in a wreck u don’t have your seatbelt on u could possibly die because your don’t have your seatbelt on also if the bus stops to fast and you don't have your seatbelt on you could fly through the window. Although some people believe that seatbelts aren't needed they can be very helpful. Because they keep you from flying through window and When you get in your parent's car wear your seatbelt too.
Seatbelts can keep kids from getting hurt. Because the life on a school bus can be between 12 and 16 years old with safe guard seat belts on a school bus can be very

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