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Stop reckless, aggressive, and rude bus drivers from carelessly taking young innocent lives like Deshon Johnson.
Report: U.S. bus deaths higher than feds say
Naomi Johnson
Verona, NJ, United States
May 21, 2013 —
Report: U.S. bus deaths higher than feds say A Texas state trooper photographs the scene of a deadly bus accident on U.S. 75 in Sherman, Texas, Aug. 8, 2008. A Texas state trooper photographs the scene of a deadly bus accident on U.S. 75 in Sherman, Texas, Aug. 8, 2008. / AP Photo The federal agency charged with keeping the nation's highways safe has under-counted the number of fatal bus accidents in the country and safety advocates say that has given Americans a false sense of security regarding bus safety and prevented the promotion of tougher regulations, USA Today reported Wednesday. The newspaper reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration didn't follow its own methods of counting the number of deaths in motor coach accidents between 1995 and 2009, the most recent year for which statistics are available. A review of government records and news reports led the newspaper to report http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-20075419.html
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