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Bus Safety Bill Clears U.S. Senate
by Jonathan S. Harris on June 07, 2012
The U.S. Senate has approved a key piece of bus safety legislation that would tighten requirements for bus drivers as well as motor coach companies. The bill had been introduced after a deadly bus crash in Atlanta in 2007 that killed seven people. The bill is the brainchild of Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Democrat Senator Sherrod Bro...
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Curbside Carriers Have Poor Bus Safety Record
by Jonathan S. Harris on December 20, 2011
Intercity bus companies that provide low-cost bus services, and pick up or drop passengers curbside instead of at terminals, may have a much higher likelihood of being involved in accidents. That information comes from a report by the National Transportation Safety Board. The report finds that these curbside bus companies have a likelihood of b...


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