Charter bus crash north of Dallas kills 13

Unfortunately, that death toll has risen to 14.

 

15 now

They need to regulate these buses much more then what they do.. They need to enforce these laws in the same manner as they do the trucking industry.. To many dangerous buses on the road... I have seen many buses with very questionable tires, I could imagine what the rest of the braking system looked like...

 

The news today said the bus was running retreds,,,big no no for pass bus.

 

Retreads are legal on buses as they are on trucks. However, they are never to be on the steer axles.

The bus was unlicensed, the driver had lapsed medical certification and DUI history.

It reminds me of the bus that struck a house in our small town. It was a tour bus with spanish speaking passengers going to a local tourism spot. The bus had faulty brakes and other problems.

The state began DOT'ing the buses at the parking area and found many out of service. 4 years later, we never hear about them doing it anymore and the buses are still running many per day.