Another Bus Crash Atwater California

[Boomer]

The hours of service never changed for bus drivers, same as the '30's.  But they did change for truck drivers when they went to the 11 hr. driving rule.

[HB of CJ]

Just me but why are not three point seat belts provided and required for all bus drivers and passengers?  Also child and toddler seat inserts?  Easy to carry them in the bins.

Are we at the point where automatic GPS could/would/should might have prevented such very bad accidents by providing SOME intervention in lane straying ... and crashes?

[DoubleEagle]

Just me but why are not three point seat belts provided and required for all bus drivers and passengers?  Also child and toddler seat inserts?  Easy to carry them in the bins.

Are we at the point where automatic GPS could/would/should might have prevented such very bad accidents by providing SOME intervention in lane straying ... and crashes?

These things are possible, the excuse is cost. In the case of this accident, a simple guard rail in the right spot would have deflected the bus. They made small signs break-away style, but ignored the big ones because of cost.

[DoubleEagle]

The hours of service never changed for bus drivers, same as the '30's.  But they did change for truck drivers when they went to the 11 hr. driving rule.

My point was that they are different, and since 1938, when the logging started, there have been changes in 1939, 1962, 2003, and 2013. The rules did change for bus drivers since 1938.