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Hello, my name is Megan and I am a sophomore at Kempsville High School. In my opinon I don't think we should have to wear seat belts on the bus. I'm sure it would be much safer if we did, but I have many reasons to support my decision. One of my many reasons is that seat belts are annoying, plain and simple. Second, they're very uncomfortable. And last, I know they're safe but sometimes they're not.

One of the reasons I listed was that the seat belts are annoying. I'm sure we can all agree to that. Everytime you get in the car, you have to buckle the seat belt (I've realized now, it's worth it. I'd rather buckle my seat belt and be annoyed than lose my life), or everytime you get out of the car you have to un-buckle it. It doesn't take too much time but sometimes I forget to un-buckle it when I get out, and I look dumb because I try to get up and can't.

My second reason would be that they are absolutely uncomfortable! You have no room to move, or stretch, especially on a school bus. I think it'd be rediculous if we had to wear them on there too. The bus is bigger than all the other cars. I just don't think seat belts are needed.

Last and final reason is safety. Yes, seat belts keep you safe but sometimes there are emergency situations when they would not be helpful at all. For example, if there was a fire on the bus, or something like that was to happen it would be much harder for all the kids to get out. It would take so much longer because they're all panicking and they'd all have to un-buckle their seat belts.

So, my conclusion is that we shouldn't have seat belts on the school buses. We should just leave the buses how they are. There would be no problems or complications if we did. They should stay exactly how they are now. So no seat belts for school buses, is my answer.