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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 91
BY REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections to study the
implications and practicality of requiring vehicles in adjacent lanes to stop for all city
buses loading or unloading passengers.
WHEREAS, vehicles in adjacent lanes approaching a stationary bus that has stopped
for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers presents a safety issue for both the
vehicle's driver, the bus, and the passengers; and
WHEREAS, city buses play an important role in lessening traffic on roadways and
providing a means of transportation for citizens to get to and from their places of
employment; and
WHEREAS, it is important that state and local governments protect the motoring
public on all roads, including passengers of city buses; and
WHEREAS, the driver of a vehicle upon a highway meeting or overtaking, from any
direction, any city bus that has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging
passengers should proceed with great caution and attention so as to prevent injury to all
parties; and
WHEREAS, in conducting this study, the Department of Public Safety and
Corrections may study the practicality and implications of applying the rules applicable to
drivers approaching stopped school buses to stopped city buses; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may include in their
report how many accidents have occurred over the past five years that involved a bus or
passenger being struck while the bus was stationary and passengers were entering or exiting
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may also include in
their report where these reported incidents occurred, particularly if it was near a busy
intersection or on a high traffic volume road; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may also include
suggestions as to how to reduce the number of reported accidents resulting from the ingress
and egress of passengers on city buses; and
WHEREAS, as more buses are added to Louisiana's metropolitan areas and more
passengers use these city buses as a means of travel, it is important to take steps necessary
to keep passengers and all motorists safe.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
request the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to study the implications and
practicality of requiring all motorists in adjacent lanes to stop for all buses that are loading
or unloading passengers.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Safety and Corrections
shall receive input from the Department of Transportation and Development and the office
of motor vehicles in conducting this study.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the secretary of the
Department of Transportation and Development, and the commissioner of the office of
motor vehicles.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE