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The most currently installed is eight on school buses in Kentucky. Buses that are owned or used by Kentucky school districts require, in addition to the main entry door, a rear exit door (or window, for rear-engine buses), a left-side exit door, four exit windows (two on each side), and two roof-mounted exit hatches.
As of 2010, the Carrollton bus disaster remained one of the two worst bus accidents in U.S. history. The accident and the legal battle afterward were recounted in a 1994 book by James S. Kuen. Reckless Disregard: Corporate Greed, Government Indifference, and the Kentucky School Bus Crash was published by Simon & Schuster of New York City.
The Carrollton bus collision occurred on May 14, 1988, on Interstate 71 in unincorporated Carroll County, Kentucky.The collision involved a former school bus in use by a church youth group and a pickup truck driven by an alcohol-impaired driver.
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Those particular buses featured metal frames and roof supports, metal panels on the sides and were extremely durable and reliable. Many of the buses, having survived millions of miles of commercial use, had a second career serving churches or other organizations, while the MCI/TMC coaches were popular "conversion shells", used for motorhomes.
To improve forward sightlines for drivers, the chassis design of the Vista combines elements of conventional buses and transit-style school buses (as well as those from smaller buses). Following the 1998 acquisition of Thomas Built Buses by Freightliner , Thomas ended the production of the Vista in favor of the standard Saf-T-Liner Conventional.
Pages in category "Bus transportation in Kentucky" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Henderson Area Rapid Transit (HART) is the primary provider of mass transportation in Henderson, Kentucky with six routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 119,241 rides over 16,112 annual vehicle revenue hours with 3 buses and 2 paratransit vehicles. [1]