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Youngstown tour bus towed from Pittsburgh casino
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A tour bus from here was towed from Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh after an inspection by Pittsburgh police, according to Pittsburgh TV station KDKA.
The Fab Limousines bus was towed after inspectors found brake and driveshaft problems, kdka.com reported. The inspection was done just after the bus dropped off passengers at North Shore casino. The bus driver phoned Fab Limousine headquarters to dispatch another bus before passengers reboarded after gambling at the casino, KDKA reported.
The bus was carrying a valid Ohio State Highway Patrol inspection sticker that expires next year, and was inspected in a similar spot inspection by Pennsylvania State police at the Meadows casino last week.
Company president Mark Bagnoli told KDKA that a brake slack adjuster identified during that inspection as needing repair was repaired, but apparently turned out to be faulty. Still, Bagnoli questioned the need to tow the bus rather than allow it to be repaired.
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The bus just happens to be from out of state!! Maybe there were too many Browns fans on board. I read the KDKA article. First there is one defective brake, then there are three plus a driveshaft strap. Get real.
"Company president Mark Bagnoli told KDKA that a brake slack adjuster identified during that inspection as needing repair was repaired, but apparently turned out to be faulty. Still, Bagnoli questioned the need to tow the bus rather than allow it to be repaired."
So they don't need our money ? Boycott Rivers Casino ! Spend the money in Ohio !
Typical Ytown thinking, everybody is out to get me. I guess they would rather have this bus coming down Greentree hill toward the tunnel and lose it's brakes and kill a few people.
Typical idealistic,naive thinking.Bus was inspected and passed by OSP shortly before the "defectives" were found. I am in the trucking industry and I know the real world and how it works. Who's buddy owns a towing company? The cost of towing, storage, repairs all at top rates means Many$$$$$$'s, when a simple 5minute brake adjustment was all that was needed.