A recent sweep of surprise inspections handed out citations to nearly 200 bus drivers and removed close to 300 passenger carrier buses from roadways across the nation. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) joined forces with state and local law enforcement partners to conduct nearly 3,000 of these surprise inspections.
As we recently discussed on our Boston Personal Injury Lawyer Blog, officials are doing everything they can to increase road safety for these buses, passengers and all motorists on our roadways.
Boston personal injury lawyers understand that these passenger carrier buses hold the lives of many passengers during travel on our roadways. Passengers rely on these busing companies to provide safe vehicles and responsible drivers to help get them to their destination safely. These companies should be held to the highest of standards to ensure they execute their job as safely as possible.
"Working side-by-side with our state and local law enforcement partners, we can ensure that every passenger bus company and driver operates as safely as possible," said FMCSA Administrator Anne S. Ferro. "These strike force activities are one of the many effective tools we use year-round to raise the safety bar for commercial buses and drivers on our nation's roadways."
Another attempt at passenger safety, known as the Motorcoach Safety Action Plan, proposed new regulations that will require all buses to come equipped with seat belts and electronic on-board recorders instead of the easily falsified paper records. These records keep tabs on driver hours and help to determine how best to strengthen driver heath requirements and enforcement programs, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
"Safety is our number one priority," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "We will continue to use every resource at our disposal to shut down unsafe passenger bus companies that place motorists at risk and remove drivers from our roads who put passengers in harm's way."
If you have been injured on a bus accident or in any other motor vehicle accident in the Boston area, contact Massachusetts Personal Injury Attorney Jeffrey S. Glassman for a free and confidential appointment to discuss your rights. Call 877-617-5333.
More Blog Entries:
Bus Accidents Highlight Safety Issues that May Endanger Massachusetts Passengers, Boston Car Accident Lawyer, April 6, 2011
Multiplying Low-fare Bus Options May be to Blame for Increased Rates of Boston Car Accidents, Boston Car Accident Lawyer, March 20, 2011
Massachusetts students involved in bus accident en route to ski trip, Boston Car Accident Lawyer, December 6, 2010
