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DOT Proposes New Regulation to Reduce Risk of Large Bus Rollovers
DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently proposed a new federal motor vehicle safety standard related to motor coach and other large buses in the event of rollovers. The proposal affects some public transit agencies that use over-the-road coaches for commuter bus service.
The proposed standard would establish performance requirements that each new motor coach and large bus must meet when subjected to a dynamic test in which the bus is tipped over from a raised platform onto a hard level surface. It would also require
* Space around occupant seating positions to be maintained;
* Seats, overhead luggage racks, and window glazing to remain attached to their mountings during and after the test; and
* Emergency exits to remain closed during the rollover test and operable after the test.
Click here to see an early version of the NPRM.
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