Interpretation ID: nht88-1.17

TYPE: INTERPRETATION-NHTSA

DATE: 01/15/88

FROM: ALICE COLLINS

TO: ERIKA Z JONES -- CHIEF COUNSEL NHTSA

TITLE: NONE

ATTACHMT: ATTACHED TO LETTER DATED 08/01/88 TO ALICE COLLINS, FROM ERIKA Z. JONES, REDBOOK A32, PART 571.3

TEXT: Dear Ms Jones,

I am behind, to say the least, in writing you.

I am a parent of three children. Two of school age. Plus I do a lot of volunteer work for two school. Part of my volunteer work is driving for field Trips.

I checked out my new vehicle for over 1 year before buying. I chose a 1986 (new) Ply. Voyger mini-van and then in the 1986-87 school year your dept. decided they were unsafe. But in your letter to Mr. Larry H McEntire Administrator, School Transport ation - Fl. Dept. of Education, Dated Aug 7, 1986.

2 I noted that Ply. Voyger was not listed. And the classification of M.P.C. was used on all mini vans, are not these classification made for several reason - and $ having one big reason for foreign vehicle.

Anyway, I am sure you have had many letter, phone calls etc in the past year over parent using vans to transport children for school trips So please review the papers enclose, I feel you see that the Ply. Voyger meet more requirements of a passenger c ar than a truck.

Please review this Mini Van. I feel my children and family are safe in my voyger than a car. No one wants to have an accident. And even the school buses that have been in accident lately have had had injurys - crush tops & sides. Where are the seat Belts?

3

I feel your Department is closing the doors to a better answers to transport our children on short field trips.

You know the driver counts for more than just the kind of vehicle. The driver should be $99[Illegible Word]

Our children are missing out on alot of short educational trips. The schools can not afford to use schools buses for the short trips.

Will Amy Ukey please read enclosed papers and let me know if there is any way to change the Department decision on the Ply. Voyger Mini-Van.

Thank you

Do you have a toll free Phone Number?

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