About Look Before You Book
A public awareness project by the American Bus Association.
Look Before You Book is a public awareness project by the American Bus Association. The campaign helps consumers, schools, event planners, tour organizers, teams, churches, companies, and public agencies ask better questions, verify safety information, and make more informed transportation decisions before booking a bus.
The campaign supports the private motorcoach industry's safety ethic and complements FMCSA's enforcement role by helping buyers understand what to check before a trip is booked.
Safety starts before the bus arrives. It starts with knowing who you are hiring.
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About the American Bus Association
The American Bus Association is the trade organization of the bus industry with more than 1,000 motorcoach and tour company members in the United States and Canada. Its members operate charter, tour, regular route, airport express, special operations, and contract services. ABA's mission is to serve the needs of the motorcoach and travel industries, advocate for the industry before federal and state legislatures and agencies, and promote the industry to the traveling public.
Sources & Citations
Industry economic data: American Bus Association economic impact studies
Safety data: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), U.S. Department of Transportation
Fatal crash comparison data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
FMCSA Safety Measurement System: ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/SMS
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