While the bus involved in a fatal Christmas Eve crash was equipped with seatbelts, a majority of passengers were not wearing them
While the Ebus involved in the crash was equipped with seatbelts, few passengers were wearing them, Kelowna RCMP spokesman Const. James Ward said earlier this week.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
Ward said he is calling for a culture shift that reinforces the importance of buckling up on buses that goes beyond law enforcement. Although the federal government had been working on the issue for some time, it took on new urgency in 2018 after a transport truck struck a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team. Sixteen people were killed and 13 injured in the crash.Advertisement 4The wreckage of a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos hockey team.But the revised law created a legal grey area, said Vancouver driving lawyer Kyla Lee.
In a statement, Transport Canada said its regulations on seatbelt installation only apply to medium and large buses built on or after Sept. 1, 2020. For buses in operation before that date, “provincial and territorial governments have jurisdiction on any equipment requirements.”
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