While 15-seater vans are illegal to sell to public schools, they are being sold to private schools, day-care centers, senior centers, churches, missionary groups, etc. In 2005, I received a phone call from the head of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The NTSB is an independent agency that investigates accidents (air, sea, train, [...]
Churches and Missions groups keep vans in spite of dangers
Published in January 6th, 2008
Posted by markhsmith in Commentary
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Tire blowout suspected in crash that killed 5
Published in October 22nd, 2007
By The Associated Press
Monday, October 22, 2007 9:50 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS - Federal regulators have warned for years that overcrowded 15-passenger vans or those with improperly inflated tires can pose a higher risk of rollovers.
Police say a tire blowout may have caused a van carrying 16 Amish passengers to flip over on Interstate 69 near Muncie [...]
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