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New Brunswick Bans Type of Van Involved in Deadly High School Accident
by Rob Walker | January 18, 2008 at 05:45 pm | 860 views | 1 comment
After the terrible accident that took the lives of seven high school basketball players in New Brunswick, the education minister has restricted the use of the type of van involved in the crash.
Seven teenage players from Bathurst High School were travelling home from a game in a 15-passenger van when their vehicle hit an icy patch.
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New Brunswick has announced a temporary ban on the use of 15-passenger vans to transport students to and from school.The ban, which extends to the end of the school year, follows a week of criticism over the safety of the extra-long vans after seven Bathurst, N.B., high school basketball players and one teacher were killed in a weekend collision with a tractor-trailer. Only one adult and one child survived the crash.
"To date there is no evidence that the type of vehicle used played any role in the tragic motor vehicle accident involving the students and adults from Bathurst," Education Minister Kelly Lamrock said in the news release Friday. "However, a number of questions have been raised this week in the aftermath of the accident that has created an air of uncertainty about 15-passenger vans. Some of the questions are based on actions of other jurisdictions, while some may be outright guesses."
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January 18, 2008 at 05:45 pm by Rob Walker, 860 views, 1 comment
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at 22:12 on January 18th, 2008
As a Professional Driver I have a great deal of experience on the road in 18 wheelers, buses and the occasional 15p van. As is the case with any vehicle, the safety lies in the hands of the operator. Experience driving in adverse conditions is essential. Knowing how a vehicle handles in all conditions is essential. If you lost control of a vehicle in adverse weather, then your speed was too high. Its as simple as that. Drive for conditions. Blaming and baning the vehicle is not fair to those who use it responsibly.