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For decades, dozens of people have been killed in accidents involving so-called motorcoaches. New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg said during Wednesday's hearing hotels panama city beach that, on average, 7,000 motorcoach passengers are injured each year and 16 die.
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The NTSB recommended that seatbelts be required for all passengers, hotels panama city beach and electronic recorders that keep track of how long a driver has been behind the wheel. It asked that roofs be stronger to prevent passengers from being ejected in a rollover, and that windows be glazed to hold together even when shattered. It also recommended windows and escape exits be easier to operate.
Travel by motorcoach is very popular, with 750 million passenger trips in the U.S. each year. Sponsors of the bill said those passengers would gladly hotels panama city beach pay a little more to know their trip would be considerably safer.
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