What if buses had bench-style seating? [closed]

Just thinking aloud...

Right now, with forward-facing seating, in the event of a sudden stop or accident, passengers will tend to be stopped by the seat in front of them, and are reasonably well contained should the bus flip over laterally. In long bench-style seating along the length of the bus, I think passengers are far more likely to be propelled along the length of the bus, which would dramatically exacerbate any injuries.

Also, bench seating reduces seating capacity at the expense of standing capacity. Standing passengers are far more in danger of injury than are seated passengers.

Subways/metros of course use these styles of seating but collisions are far rarer due to the controlled traffic of the train lines, and the trains can run in either of two directions, so facing passengers forward is more challenging - you never know which direction "forward" is until the train runs.