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Coalition Calls for Regulation of Nashville ‘Transportainment’ Vehicles

Posted by: Kate Prince on Aug 11, 2021

A coalition of Nashville residents is calling on state lawmakers and Metro Council members to regulate the entertainment vehicles that operate downtown after a 22-year-old fell off a party bus and was run over late last month, the Tennessean reports. The group, Safe Fun Nashville, has launched an online petition asking for the creation of common sense safety standards for party vehicles and for the Nashville Transportation Licensing Commission to “step up and enforce existing rules.” Local governments are prohibited from regulating party vehicles under state law. An operator must obtain a state license to hit the road, and enforcement of safety standards after that is lax. "Nashville should also be for Nashvillians," wrote one petition signatory. "This industry is under-regulated, and it impacts our day-to-day life. It’s a safety hazard and a blight on our community."