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khpayne
Active Member
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 Posted - 11/24/2021 : 09:38:53 AM
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| I am writing to see if the states you live in require buses to pass a state regulated safety inspection every year? the reason I ask is because in Texas all licensed vehicles have to be inspected once a year to be registered . There is a person running for Governor that wants to do away with the state vehicle inspections. in my opinion we need to keep the inspections. I am wondering what is don in states where there isn't a state mandated yearly inspection ? |
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g0ttadrift
Advanced Member
USA
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Posted - 11/24/2021 : 09:45:59 AM
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| I've been a school bus mechanic in Ohio for 10 years now and I agree, we need the yearly inspections. I think if we didn't have the inspections, the school districts would run them until the frames broke or the floors rotted through. The inspections not only hold the mechanics accountable for their work, they hold the school districts accountable to provide decent and safe transportation. |
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Bluenozer
Top Member
Canada
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Posted - 11/24/2021 : 10:16:02 AM
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| Here in Nova Scotia Canada, a government ran agency inspects or buses every 6 months and we have to do a full brake report(take apart and measure, replace as needed) once a year |
OEM trained in wiring and all engine platforms for over 20 years
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40ngone
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 11/24/2021 : 10:17:39 AM
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| Please clarify your question. Are you talking about all registered vehicles on the road in Texas, or are you talking about school buses. I highly doubt anyone would talk about getting ride of annual inspections of school buses. In California we do annual school buses. We do not do annual inspections for the average private ownership vehicles. We do not have the snow, salt issues that some states do. |
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TRex
Senior Member
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Posted - 11/25/2021 : 8:10:05 PM
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| I am also in Ohio. We do not have annual vehicle inspections like Pa. has. But we certainly have annual school (technically passenger) bus inspections. |
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valleybusman
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 11/29/2021 : 1:50:33 PM
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| Here in Washington state we have a Yearly Summer inspection . All vehicles that are used for students have to be inspected by the State patrol . During winter we have a winter inspection of 25 % of the fleet . I we lose more than 1 bus they do another 25 % if it happens again then they have to do the whole fleet . I know in Oregon they inspect like every 3 years and sometimes leave it up to districts to police them selves ? |
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khpayne
Active Member
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Posted - 11/30/2021 : 04:57:59 AM
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| 40ngone, great question , the guy who hopes to be the new Governor has a website where you can ask questions and I will get back to you on which vehicles he is talking about. I am hoping that its only passenger cars and trucks but even those are questionable considering the Mexico border is soo close. i will let you know his response . thanks for all of the input. |
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40ngone
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 11/30/2021 : 6:03:08 PM
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| Khpayne, thank you, interesting post. |
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