Seat Belt Requirements
| Entry Date | June 6, 2012 |
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| Issue Number | 12-021-PCC |
| Name | Deputy R. K. Lennox |
| Agency | Harris County Sheriff Office |
| Address | 3540 W DallasHouston, TX, 77019United StatesMap It (opens in a new tab) |
| Phone | 713-443-5692 |
| [email protected] | |
| Committee | Passenger Carrier Committee |
| Status | Closed |
| Summary of Issue | 393.93-SEAT BELT REQUIREMENTS AND 393.91-SEAT SHALL BE SECURED TO VEHICLE. DURING AN INSPECTION(TX124E9DBD02)OF A FOR HIRE PASSENGER VEHICLE, THE REAR MOST SEATS(4) WERE FOUND NOT TO BE SECURED TO THE VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT A CASE WHERE THE BACKS OF THE SEATS MOVED FORWARD SO ONE COULD ACCESS THEIR REAR, THE ENTIRE SEAT FELL TO THE FLOOR. |
| Justification or Need | MY CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS THAT DECIDES TO USE THEIR SAFETY BELT FOR THESE SEATS. IF THE BUS HAS TO BRAKE HARD OR IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THESE PASSANGERS WILL NOT SECURED AGAINST MOVEMENT. THEY COULD BE INJURED BY STRIKING THE SEATS IN FRONT OF THEM OR IN THE CASE OF A ROLLOVER, BEING TOSSED ABOUT THE INTERIOR OF THE BUS. |
| Request for Action | I WOULD LIKE THIS VIOLATION TO BE ADDED TO THE OOS CRITERIA FOR PASSANGER CARRYING VEHICLES. |