| Mar 17 |
Mexico-bound tour bus crash fatalities in Texas show bus accident dangers, need for reform
This bus, at least, was part of a legitimate bus line: Americanos USA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dallas-based Greyhound Lines Inc. That was not the case when 17 persons traveling from Houston to a religious retreat died in a bus crash north of Dallas in 2008. That bus was not legally licensed to operate. But even sanctioned tour buses or charter buses can have deadly bus accidents. And why are bus wrecks so dangerous, if not fatal? It starts with seat belts. |
This week’s horrifying Mexico-bound tour 