Other views: Do we really need stretch limousines?

The National Limousine Association and the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association declined to write an opposing view or another view.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, editorial:

“(The) crash of a stretch limo in upstate New York that killed 20 people ... should prompt federal and state agencies to revisit their licensing and oversight of these vehicles . ... The larger questions regulators must confront are these: Is society truly served by vehicles that take longer than most others on the road to pass, turn, brake and move through intersections? Is there a legitimate need for stretch limos that have been cut apart, added to and welded back together so they can accommodate large groups of revelers?”

Deborah Hersman, CNN:

“The National Safety Council strongly encourages people to arrange alternative transportation like limousines if they know they will be celebrating. Alcohol-involved crashes continue to claim nearly 10,000 lives each year. That said, we cannot undercut a good safety choice with a poor one. Operators should provide occupant restraints for every seating position, and if you are in a limousine — or a ride share vehicle of any kind — it is imperative to buckle up, even in the back seat . ... Despite being the first state to pass a mandatory seat belt law, New York still doesn’t require all passengers to wear them. New York earned a C for road safety on the 2017 National Safety Council State of Safety report, in part because it does not require adults to buckle up in the back seat.”