bluffton university in bluffton, ohio near interstate 75, alan and hancock dmoints the northwest part of the state. the baseball team was on its way to florida for spring training. their bus lost control on a poorly marked exit ramp in atlanta. like the majority of fatal accidents, the passengers were eveningjected from their seats and thrown through bus windows. seven people were killed, dozens injured. john and joy betts, a couple who have become a friend of mine, of bryan, ohio has lost their son david. he was a baseball player and a student at buff shall, bluffton. i've got tone know the family as they've been been courageous advocates demanding congressional action. the betts family to its everlasting credit while losing their son used the loss of their son to save the sons and daughters of many other parents who will not face those tragedies because of the work that the betts family is doing on behalf of this motor coach safety legislation. the national transportation safety board's final report from the bluffton motor coach accident echoed recommendations the ntsb had had been