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Gov't cracking down on unsafe bus companies

Twenty-six bus operations that transported more than 1,800 passengers a day along Interstate 95 between New York and Florida have been closed for safety violations in what federal officials say is the government's largest single safety crackdown of the motor coach industry in at least a decade.read more

 

Feds want authority to randomly inspect tour buses - Wall Street Journal

Inspectors need authority to randomly pull over tour buses on the highway if they are to catch rogue carriers using a variety of schemes to evade even the most basic safety rules, federal and state officials said Monday.

 

Bus safety in foreign countries often overlooked

Bus safety in foreign countries often overlooked

Motor vehicle crashes are the top killer of healthy Americans abroad, according to the U.S. State Department, surpassing terrorism, crime, infectious disease and plane travel.

 

Overweight Americans throwing off safety of city buses

Overweight Americans throwing off safety of city buses

The federal government says more overweight Americans are squeezing onto buses, and it may have to rewrite bus safety rules because of it.

 

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