Carrolton, Kentucky Bus Crash

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This paper describes the events surrounding the 1988 Carrolton, Kentucky bus crash where 27 died. The event remains one of the worst accidents involving a bus and a driver under the influence and is important for organizations such as MADD and SADD to push for harsher laws against DUI offenders. The paper shows that major legislation came from this accident and buses have been made safer for students involved in an accident. The paper looks at the bad choices made by people who get behind a wheel while intoxicated.

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"Although this accident was a horrendous tragedy, to its credit, the collision is responsible for sweeping changes in many rules, regulations, and design changes in the manufacture of school buses. The thoroughness of the accident investigation and the examination led to many changes in bus technology, for both safety and survivability of its occupants. The requirements for Kentucky school buses are more stringent than in any other state or federal mandate."

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