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Federal rules hoped to improve school bus safety
The 1967 Waterloo Neb crash exposed weak bus construction and spurred federal action. NHTSA set three regulations aimed at preventing cookie cutter edges, roof collapse, and seat integrity, though gaps and weaker standards remain. Regulators say safer buses will arrive as older buses are replaced, a process lasting a decade plus.
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