Show I Check of School Buses Shows Fitness Gains Recheck of or nearly public school buses operating in Utah a up follow-up of the first check completed completed completed com com- in September to determine mechanical fitness of the vehicles Thursday revealed improvement in practically every area where defects defects defects de de- de- de were found before said P P. L L. L Dow superintendent of the state highway patrol The Thc one area that of overloading overloading overload- overload ing ng the buses upon which the recheck recheck recheck re- re check Is la not yet complete and is therefore undetermined as to status of improvement or otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise explained Mr Dow The I first bus check showed buses were carrying a total overload of I 1392 passengers passenger That was an in increase increase increase in- in crease of passengers classed as overloads in the previous previous years year's school bus inspection We Ve have however determined that most school districts are endeavoring endeavoring endeavoring en en- to increase their transportation transportation transportation trans trans- facilities to eliminate crowding of buses Mr Dow said We Vc arc are also examining passenger loads by age groups in the belief bellef that established seating capacity should be measured differently in the case of elementary an and high I school students The recheck showed Z 50 O Improvement Improvement Improvement Im Im- provement in foot toot brake defects with three buses still having defects defects defects de de- de- de 25 improvement in emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency brake defects with 17 buses still having defects and Improvement Improvement improvement Im Im- provement in steering gear defects with no defects remaining among the 28 1 buses Four buses showed this type defect on the first in in- in |