FMCSA Unveils Multilingual Bus Safety Consumer Checklist That Enables Foreign-Speaking Travelers to Select Safe Bus Companies
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's effort to ensure consumers have the information they need to make smart safety decisions when booking a bus trip, the agency today unveiled its multilingual Bus Safety Consumer Checklist in eight different languages: Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French, German, Japanese, and Vietnamese. Free to the public at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/pcs/index.aspx, the bus safety checklist encourages travelers to first look at the on-road safety performance, safety rating and consumer complaint history of a bus company before buying a ticket or booking a trip. In addition to using the bus safety checklist, consumers can download for free FMCSA's SaferBus app at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/saferbus/saferbus.aspx, which provides quick and easy access to the safety records on nearly 6,000 interstate passenger carriers operating in the United States.
SOURCE Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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