http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#43265 I am for the increased safety of motorcoaches, however, I'm not sure if seatbelts are the answer. Plus, who will regulate and mandate their use? Will the driver threaten to "turn this bus around" if people aren't using them?... 43265@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:00:54 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#43018 Please support, thi sbill is important. My brother past in a bus crash with no seat belts... 43018@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:26:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#41137 Please support this much needed bill. The fewer families that have to experience the loss/injury of a loved one the better.... 41137@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:28:33 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#31821 Europe has safety belts on their commercial motor coaches. Use that as a guide, but PLLEASE MOVE NOW. It's a good bill and it's been tabled too many times.55VIM... 31821@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:22:03 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#31363 I support the bill. Help make travel safer for motor coach riders.... 31363@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:54:48 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#31107 I have been riding on a bus before, and I felt so unsafe compared to riding in a car. I hate the hassle of putting on my seatbelt, but it can save my life so I do it. Why is riding in a motorcoach any different?... 31107@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:57:46 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#31102 Thanks to all who are behind and endorsing this bill. As I buckle my seat belt when I drive, I often think about those who do not have the option of wearing one in a motorcoach. We seek to protect our children in so many other ways; it's high time to do so by making motorcoaches safer.... 31102@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:22:08 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#31068 This bill is long overdue. I travel with large groups of college students on motorcoaches all the time, and every time I step on that bus I feel like I'm stepping into a very unsafe situation for myself and my students. I've seen drivers fall asleep; they've even asked me to keep talking to them so that they stay awake, so I'm particularly interested in the on-board recorders.... 31068@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:30:13 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#31035 For sure this bill should pass. Let's make sure school buses are mandated to have seat belts. If it cost $97 in Oregon to be un-buckled why not the rest of the transportation industry?... 31035@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:56:02 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#31034 Finally, this has been a long time coming and like so many other important legislative projects someone has to die before attention is drawn. I have a disabeled nephew from a drunk driving event and understand first hand the losses involved with tragedy. Why is it that we have seatbelts in vehicles but fail to put them in buses that have more people usually travel further and offer usually a greater risk. Please I implore you to do the right thing and make the world a safer place by implementing this law. Always in safety a concerned mom and coach.... 31034@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:23:09 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#31001 Why stop at just these. We should also include school buses. I have a granddaughter that rides a school bus and I am concerned for her saftey also.... 31001@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:09:12 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#30980 Pass this bill- Too many motor coach companies 'promise' a NEW DRIVER after 10 hours, NO! We had the same driver for more than 13 hours who explained the Beep- beep I heard repeated all night was not a radar detector- IT WAS THE DEVICE IN HIS EAR TO KEEP HIM AWAKE! Needless to say on our high school band trip coming home- I remained awake sitting directly behind the driver- ready to smack him over the head if he should endanger any of those children! Yes, at about 8 am he was too drowsy again to drive!... 30980@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:34:06 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#30884 I support this bill.It is a very good idea, and it will keep motorcoach passengers safer.... 30884@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:05:59 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#30855 As the sister of Lynn who commented above and the Aunt of one of the finest young men you will ever meet,I applaud the efforts of everyone trying to pass this bill. These regulations are simply a 'no-brainer' - it is for the safety of my children and yours. The Bluffton players, families and all people touched by a motorcoach tragedy deserve quick passage of this bill with no pork tagged on that could potentially cause this bill to fail. Please don't play politics with my children's safety!... 30855@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:30:49 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#30832 The technology is out there, the recommendations have been made for decades - actually. As a parent of one of the young men on the Bluffton Bus - I would be grateful and consider it a refreshing first if we could put aside the "politics" for a change and do what's right so that I don't have to watch another family or group of families go through what the Bluffton Families have endured for the last year and will continue to endure. This will be a lasting tribute to five fine young men's memories and to the bus driver and his wife that when it comes down to it our elected officials can do what they promise they will do - work to make this a better place to raise our children. Let's step up to the plate for them!... 30832@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:29:51 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#28552 People against this bill compares car afety to bus safety, and say bus safety is much better. In the statistics, that is correct. However, if putting seatbelts on motorcoaches save 1 or 200 lives, aren't seatbelts worth the price of a life? Please place a higher priority on safety than profit.... 28552@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:38:39 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#28533 I STRONGLY agree with this bill.... 28533@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:25:28 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#28526 The technology exist to make improvements that will save lives, it’s time to make use of this. This bill is long over due! Motor coaches should be treated just as any other means of transportation and its safety of passengers taken seriously.... 28526@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:42:04 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#28525 How is riding in a bus any different than in a car? If seat belts in cars are mandatory, why not in buses as well. This bill is long overdue and should not even be an issue, as it only has in mind a riders safety.... 28525@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:41:49 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#27971 Are there any studies out there comparing car accidents per million miles to bus accidents per million miles? Without knowing any facts I would argue that we have many more car accidents resulting in serious injury/death than bus accidents resulting in the same. The difference is that when a bus crashes people pay attention because of the size of the vehicle. And the fact that most of the time the victim (passengers) are subject to a professional driver, who in a perfect world should be avoiding most collisions that occur.... 27971@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:40:58 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#26594 Who would want to explain to the families of the next victims of motorcoach accidents that the safety measures which could have saved their loved ones had been recommended strongly for years, but for not implemented? Not I.... 26594@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:01:29 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#26223 These recommendations for safety measures on motorcoaches have been idling for over a decade. It is time to put things in gear and accelerate these changes. It is literally a matter of life or death.... 26223@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:39:07 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#26028 As a public school administrator, I strongly urge these changes which would help ensure the safety of the children under my supervision. When it comes to contracts for field trips, I want to use the safest motorcoaches.... 26028@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:35:47 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#25776 It saves lives why should you need anymore reason than that.... 25776@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:32:33 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2326.html#25280 Of course we can never make everyone completely safe, but this bill will make everyone safer, and when we can do something to make people safer, we should.... 25280@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:27:51 EST