I'm looking for a van or even a bus to use at the end of the month. However; I have been told to find something with seatbelts because there will be several children with car seats. I don't remember ever being in a van or bus in Chiang Mai that has them (besides the front two seats). Has anyone ever come across one here? Thanks.

A lot of the minibuses have seatbelts but there again there are some who don't.

Just check with the owner/driver when you book.

But it is a fairly large ratio that have the seatbelts for every seat.

A lot of the seat belts aren't 3-point though, which is usually required to securely fasten a child safety seat.

Many a time have I pondered going into the business of SAFE children's transportation, with vans with child safety seats for all those who need it, and proper seatbelts (possibly with booster seat) for the bigger kids.

I usually ponder this as I see a converted pick-up with 15 children on benches in the back.

I mean, parents tend to spend big on education for their kids, so why not on getting them to and from school in one piece...

I think you are right about the seatbelts not being suitable for childrens seats, I can't see how they would work.

Actually I've just been told it's probably most of the minivans that don't have seatbelts but small percentage do.

As we have a minivan with seatbelts I was under the impression most do.