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Re:Why are semi trucks in the US and Europe so different? (2... by zardo on Thursday February 03, 2022 @06:29PM (#30200551)
School busses have a regulatory carve out for pollution controls and seat belts. School busses are most dangerous new built passenger vehicles allowed on the road in the US with more than three wheels.
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Re:Why are semi trucks in the US and Europe so different? (2... by Aloha on Thursday February 03, 2022 @06:34PM (#30200603)
Yet fatal accidents involving school buses are vanishingly rare.
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Re:Why are semi trucks in the US and Europe so different? (2... by jandrese on Thursday February 03, 2022 @08:07PM (#30201476)
School busses only rarely get on the highway, most collisions happen on low speed secondary roads, which are rarely fatal. Plus the sheer mass of the bus means it doesn't get thrown around as much as a car would in an accident.
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Re:Why are semi trucks in the US and Europe so different? (2... by zardo on Thursday February 03, 2022 @06:35PM (#30200620)
They do have higher standards for the drivers
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Re:Why are semi trucks in the US and Europe so different? (2... by throwaway0a5e on Thursday February 03, 2022 @06:54PM (#30200786)
The standards are basically the same as for a commercial truck driver. The edge cases of what they're willing to accept are slightly different.
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Re:Why are semi trucks in the US and Europe so different? (2... by fomine3 on Thursday February 03, 2022 @07:34PM (#30201170)
How dangerous?
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