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I took a sleeper bus on a 24-hour journey in China years ago, slept very comfortably, and wondered why this had not caught on in other parts of the world. Someo
by Mediterraneo10 8y ago
I took a sleeper bus on a 24-hour journey in China years ago, slept very comfortably, and wondered why this had not caught on in other parts of the world. Someone suggested that it was a regulatory thing: in road transportation, passengers are obliged to keep their seat belts on (or at least passengers must be in conventional seats with seat belts there for the use). I am surprised to hear that a company in the USA thinks this is a good business direction.
- nordsieck 8y ago> in road transportation, passengers are obliged to keep their seat belts on (or at least passengers must be in conventional seats with seat belts there for the use) I don't think this is universally true: most city busses I've taken don't have city belts. Additionally, many of the seats are perpendicular to the direction of travel.
- donohoe 8y agoYeah, many like taxis, emergency vehicles, buses and trucks weighing 18,000 pounds or more are exempt from seat belt and child restraint laws in the USA
- whiddershins 8y agoCan you clarify? I believe taxis must have seatbelts just not car seats. Edit: But yes, tour buses with sleeps are used all the time in the US.
- ant6n 8y agoLying down in buses is illegal in Germany.
- tim333 8y agoI went coast to coast on a lie down bus in the US about 30 years ago, similar to the first one pictured here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Tortoise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Tortoise Not over comfortable but was quite a fun way to travel.