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Families and Researchers Urge Lawmakers to Require Seat Belts on Motor Coaches
Summary
Advocates with Sarah’s Wish Foundation and researchers from UMass told the committee that seat‑belt use on motor coaches in New England is extremely low and urged passage of House Bill 2601 to require passengers to buckle up.
Families of crash victims and transportation researchers asked the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security on Oct. 11 to approve House Bill 2601, which would require motor‑coach passengers to wear seat belts.
"Our daughter died in a motor coach crash, and we've always felt that if she had been wearing a seat belt, she would be alive today," said Anne Shewey of the Sarah's Wish Foundation, which advocates for motor‑coach seat‑belt…
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