Coaches roll

More than ten years ago I was made very aware of the need for passenger seat-belts in coaches. A party of American tourists left a road I frequently used near Canterbury, mounted an embankment and rolled over. Many of the passengers were killed and others badly injured, mainly by being flung from the vehicle and then crushed beneath it. The inquest highlighted the advantages that would have come from seat belts and the insurer, faced with significant payout, probably came to the same conclusion.