# question about seatbelts on a bus

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-seatbelts-on-a-bus/245499>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 17, 2004, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-seatbelts-on-a-bus/245499 "2004-05-17T00:13:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![jsleek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8dc957/32.png) [@jsleek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsleek)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-seatbelts-on-a-bus/245499/21 "2004-05-19T13:42:01Z")

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upon review, it sounds like I had a choice as to hitting that truck. I did not. You should realize when you slam on the brakes on a heavy vehicle, it starts to slow down. It does not screech to a stop. I had my foot on the brake as hard as I could, but 10+ tons doesn’t care.

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