SAFETY BELTS * USA - NHTSA to require seat belts on commercial buses
Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -19 May 2009: -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to require safety belts on commercial buses, the agency told Congress on Monday... The issue has gotten significant attention in the wake of a number of highly publicized, deadly commercial bus accidents; seat belts on motor coaches have been long urged by the National Transportation Safety Board... The NTSB makes recommendations on safety, but doesn't have legal authority to require changes; NHTSA has legal authority to set auto safety standards... Ron Medford, the acting top official at NHTSA told the House subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection that NHTSA would propose mandatory safety belts on motor coaches this year, and finalize the requirement after a period of public comment..
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