Originally Posted by Klikitarik
Originally Posted by rost495


From what I hear, there are no seats in a bus where there isn't a tall soft seat back in front of you now, for that reason. Not that it 'll do a damn thing for a rollover..... but impact wise its supposed to be about the same. At least thats what I�ve heard.
..... why do the cycle guys get off free?


I�ve heard the idea that �bodies-as-projectiles� is one of the big concerns in a rapid deceleration (impact). Even a 50 pound body free to move around at 30 mph, when everything else has slowed dramatically, is a force to be reckoned with. High school-bus seats - as well as the significantly greater mass of the larger vehicle, mean that those bodies are less likely to fly around so much. Motorcycle riders probably have better survival chances if they can get free from their wreck; their odds simply aren�t very good when you think about it.


Free from the cycle is good with me. But no helmet is the same as no belt IMHO, and IMHO may even be worse.

I've seen heads hit asphalt too many times. You pick up the body, and then scoop what was in the cranium up and drop it inside the body bag with the body best you can.

We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....