SAFETY INFO::..
There are some facts that everyone should be aware of when thinking
of traveling. These facts are not well known, but are very important
to anyone traveling, especially if they are traveling cross-country
or in bad weather. Here are a few facts courtesy of the American
Bus Association.
- Motorcoaches are America's safest mode of commercial passenger
transportation, with the lowest fatality rate per 100 million passenger
miles traveled.
- Independent studies, statistics and reviews of industry performance
by the US Department of Transportation, National Safety Council,
and other respected safety organizations highlight the industry's
consistent, superior performance over the past three decades.
- Motorcoach fatalities occur at one quarter the rate of the next-safest
modes (planes and trains) at .01% per 100 million passenger miles
traveled.
- Motorcoach businesses are safe workplaces, with the lowest fatal
occupational injury rate of any intercity transportation mode.
- Highway congestion costs US taxpayers $72 billion annually in
wasted resources and lost productivity.
- Motorcoaches annually displace as many as 425 million cars from
US roads
- By lightening the highway load, buses significantly contribute
to highway safety. Fewer accidents and fewer delays mean savings
that can be counted in human lives, and less strain on emergency
and public health resources.
- By regularly serving more than 4,000 communities, motorcoaches
provide travelers with an easy option to avoid more congested modes
during peak travel times.
- Motorcoaches deliver more than 160 passenger miles per gallon
of fuel, yielding more people moving efficiently per Btu than any
other mode.
- Compared with motorcoaches, trains consume three times more energy,
cars consume four times more energy, and airplanes consume more
than five times more energy per passenger mile.
- Motorcoaches offer a lower impact alternative for accessing national
parks and other sensitive wildlife or natural areas.
- Motorcoaches also minimize the visual, noise and air pollution
that might otherwise be associated with up to 57 separate vehicles.
As you can see, motorcoaches are a wonderful method
of moving people from place to place. Check with us and see how
we can help you get where you're going in comfort and safety.
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