Safety of "Converted" School Bus

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Just curious- If we converted a school bus into a "fun bus" by removing most seats and turning it into almost an RV, would it be considered safe to drive with small children? There are no safety belts. Could the seats be retrofitted with safety belts? Thank you for your help.
 
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CPSDarren - Admin
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There are lap belt retrofits available for many full sized school buses. These would be suitable to allow the use of a child restraint for pre-school aged children. If you left the original seats with the original spacing, they would provide some degree of safety for school aged children even without a seatbelt. Of course, if you make significant changes that may not apply.
 

tech_raechel

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Just wanted to suggest another possible option (at least for transporting children; wouldn't help for older kids or adults). Here's a link for a harness restraint for buses that does not require a seat belt. http://www.safeguardseat.com/star/products.htm It looks like it costs $135. I'm not sure what it would cost to retrofit seatbelts, but this might be a cost effective option for transporting kids.

HTH
Raechel
tech and mom of 2
 

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