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The Magazine of Bus Equipment for the United States and Canada

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Editor & Publisher Larry Plachno Business Manager Nancy Ann Plachno Typesetting/Page Layout Sherry Mekeel Production/Design/Web Jake Ron Plaras

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Volume XLIV Number 3 February, 2021 Features

CONTRIBUTORS

Safety and Liability Ned Einstein

Dave Millhouser

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NATIONAL BUS TRADER is THE Magazine of Bus Equipment for the UnitedStatesandCanada. The contents of this publication maynotbereproducedeitherin wholeorinpartwithoutthewritten consentofthepublisher.Thename National Bus Trader, thelogoincorporatingtheoutlineoftheUnited States,andthepricingguidetoused busesaretrademarksofNational BusTrader,Inc. Brexit and the Bus Industry (by Larry Plachno) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Our editor provides a thumbnail report on the history of Brexit, the recent separation of the United Kingdom from the European Union. He then speculates on how this will impact the bus industry in the United Kingdom, the European Union and America moving into the future.

The Unexpected Octopus –Something that regulators could learn from (by Dave Millhouser) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Dave uses the example of finding an unexpcted octopus in an underwater cave as a springboard for talking about how laws and regulations can have an unexpected impact on the bus industry and whether laws have improved safety or helped the bus industry.

Drivers Test Skills at 2020 UMA International Driver Competition (by Mark Szyperski) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 One of the more interesting events at the United Motorcoach Association’s Motorcoach Expo is the International Driver Competition. Mark Szyperski takes us behind the scenes to explain what happed at the 2020 Motorcoach Expo in Nashville.

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The Irizar i6 model has been a popular coach in Europe and has been available on the American market for a while. One unique feature is that it is available in two models, one slightly higher with more underfloor compartment space. For more information, see the Irizar advertisement on page

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