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Advocates urge inclusion of motorcoaches in Massachusetts seatbelt law under S.2611
Summary
Sarah's Wish Foundation and UMass Transportation Center testified in favor of S.2611 to amend state seatbelt law and require motorcoach passengers to wear seatbelts, citing low current use rates and federal equipment standards requiring seatbelts on new coaches.
Ann Shuey and representatives of the UMass Transportation Center asked the Joint Committee on Transportation to amend state law to require motorcoach passengers to wear seatbelts under Senate Bill S.2611. Shuey, co-founder of Sarah's Wish Foundation, said the foundation’s work grew from her daughter's death in a motorcoach crash and that federal rules now require carriers to equip coaches with seatbelts.
“Our daughter, Sarah, died in a motor coach crash, and we've always…
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