There are some minibuses that my local transit provider uses for suburban routes, the kind that’s a bus cabin bolted to a modified Ford truck body or van. Something I noticed riding those buses is that the operator sits lower and has a smaller engine compartment up front obstructing their view than a lot of five-seater SUVs. Hell, some SUVs are nearly as wide and long as a minibus, just not as tall.
Also, those busses are operated by trained CDL drivers who are subject to regular examination and tracking of their performance by both the CDL issuer and the transit authority. Can you say the same for the average family SUV?
There are some minibuses that my local transit provider uses for suburban routes, the kind that’s a bus cabin bolted to a modified Ford truck body or van. Something I noticed riding those buses is that the operator sits lower and has a smaller engine compartment up front obstructing their view than a lot of five-seater SUVs. Hell, some SUVs are nearly as wide and long as a minibus, just not as tall.
Also, those busses are operated by trained CDL drivers who are subject to regular examination and tracking of their performance by both the CDL issuer and the transit authority. Can you say the same for the average family SUV?