It's prompting some schools and churches to reconsider who drives them and the number of riders they carry. We have two vans that operate during the week. Rising Star Baptist Church considers its 15 passenger vans essential for daily transportation and for travel to church camps. Pastor Emerson is very strict about who operates the vans.
Drivers have to pass a test.
And the van is not filled to capacity. A series of van wrecks involving college sports teams prompted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to investigate. It found that vans are three times more likely to roll when carrying 10 or more passengers. The center of gravity shifts up and to the back and the movement causes some drivers to panic. TCU has 350 student athletes competing in 20 sports.