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(81,846 posts) Wed Jun 6, 2012, 11:00 AM Jun 2012

Why do busses have bounce seats?

Check out this video: http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c3#/video/us/2012/06/05/tsr-school-bus-driver-crash.cnn

I never understood why bus driver seats are on springs.

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Why do busses have bounce seats? (Original Post) Renew Deal Jun 2012 OP

I've wondered about that, too. Probably it's because the driver would LeftinOH Jun 2012 #1

LeftinOH

(5,353 posts)

1. I've wondered about that, too. Probably it's because the driver would

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Wed Jun 6, 2012, 11:24 AM

Jun 2012

otherwise be absorbing each and every bump. School buses and city buses offer a rigid, uncomfortable ride for passengers... but the drivers have to be on board for several hours -they'd have back problems and who knows what other problems if they didn't have the springy seats.

The drivers I see always have a seat belt holding them in place- maybe his was defective??

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