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.”