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BigPapa
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 Posted - 04/06/2017 : 12:48:30 PM
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krmvcs
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Posted - 04/06/2017 : 1:05:00 PM
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Originally posted by BigPapa
That's it. Guarantee they haven't considered decreased capacities either.
This reminds me of something I forgot to mention. All of my seat belt buses are transit 80+ pax. And kids are not all 13" wide or less. Because of belts the buses are usually limited to 56 kids (2 per seat). And sometimes we have extra or are forced to combo for whatever reason, and the driver then needs to organize all the small kids at 3 to a seat. |
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bwest
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torque
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Posted - 04/07/2017 : 05:49:01 AM
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LOL, the belts are at the right height to wipe your nose with. Handy.
On the news a while back they were talking to a guy checking for germs and viruses on the NY subway. He said over all his findings were not that bad. He did add though, but if I were you I wouldn't lick the seats. |
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bwest
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Posted - 04/07/2017 : 07:35:13 AM
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He did add though, but if I were you I wouldn't lick the seats.
OH MY GOODNESS!! I literally laughed out loud! And I mean loud! Good thing no one was here at the time.  |
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BigPapa
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Posted - 05/19/2017 : 10:45:45 AM
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Meant to post this up earlier, but the bill that was introduced and sponsored by the Representative from Chattanooga has been pulled due to lack of support and budget concerns.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee bill to require seat belts in new school buses bought after July 2019 is in budget limbo while lawmakers examine the cost and whether the state will cover it.
The House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee put the legislation on hold Wednesday because it's currently unfunded in the governor's budget plans.
Fiscal estimates say the bill would add $12.9 million in annual costs to school districts and $2.2 million in yearly state costs. The bill was changed to make the state pay the whole cost.
Rep. JoAnne Favors, the Chattanooga Democratic bill sponsor, believes the costs were overstated because the seating capacity would likely drop by at most two seats per bus, not 12.
The bill responds to a November crash that killed six Chattanooga elementary school children.
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Seat Belts Vs. Other Safety Measures
