<div id="subtitle">Safety panel wants motorcoaches not up to US safety rules off road and out of operation</div><div><p>Federal safety officials say passenger buses that don't meet U.S. safety standards should be found and taken out of operation.</p><p>The recommendation is part of a list of proposals the National Transportation Safety Board issued Tuesday to crack down on motorcoaches and other passenger buses that are not built to U.S. safety standards.</p><p>The board also proposed a crackdown on lease agreements between bus operators that allow some with poor safety records to evade inspection.</p><p>The proposals stem from the NTSB investigation of a January 2008 motorcoach crash in Texas that killed one person. Investigators say the driver fell asleep and the bus itself was not a factor in the crash. But they uncovered gaps in federal enforcement of safety laws.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=65028964&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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