SALT LAKE CITY — The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending charter bus companies develop better contingency plans to deal with crashes in remote areas.
The board sent recommendations Friday to the American Bus Association and the United Motorcoach Association. The list suggests detailed contingency plans and information about driving in remote areas without wireless telephone coverage.
The board says crashes such as the one near Mexican Hat, Utah, in January 2008, showed several ways safety could be improved. Nine died in the crash, and 43 others were hurt as they returned from a ski trip.
The board said the accident likely was caused by the driver’s fatigue.
The recommendations said the charter company, Arrow Stage Lines, should have considered overnight accommodations or provided relief drivers.
by the associated press
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