Federal study of "curbside buses"

The proliferation of intercity bus companies that pick up their passengers curbside has corresponded with an increase in bus accidents and fatalities, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report released Monday.

Curbside bus companies are more than five times more likely to be involved in fatal accidents than conventional intercity bus service companies, and newcomers to the business that operate 10 or fewer buses are more likely to be in accidents, the NTSB said.

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