Bus transportation is a huge part of a hockey travel and how the players get to and from games. Some road trips much longer than others. Safety is a huge part of taking these teams to and from point A to point B safely. Here are some key safety tips that need to be taken into consideration each and every trip.
After the Humboldt fatality bus safety has been a major concern. Canada Safety Council (CSC) has been pushing for federal and provincial governments to enforce seatbelt laws on coach buses for years now. Not all larger buses need seatbelts. School buses are actually designed where seatbelts aren't necessary. The seats have higher backs and are placed closer together absorbing shock better. As for coach buses, they are designed more like your everyday vehicle and are used on highways much more than school buses .This exposes them to highway speed much more often.
School bus transportation has proved to be the safest way to transport children to and from school. In 1998, federal requirements for school bus mirrors were updated to enhance the field-of-view around the bus. Along with the amendment, Transport Canada, in association with the "Ministère des Transports du Québec", prepared school bus mirror adjustment procedures, which operators use to maximize the benefits of the new mirror systems.
Other countries have required seatbelt laws in buses already. November 2016 the U.S. made the move and required seatbelts in new your buses and ones that travel between cities and are exposed to highway travel.The rule does not apply for city transit or school buses.
The only exception for U.K.'s seatbelt law is for city buses, as for many passengers travel standing up and not sitting down.