My Wish

By George F. Horne
Nov. 11, 2002

I wish that I had never seen FMVSS-213!
I was in compliance.then, was not-
Or so said NHTSA's Charlie Hott-
At least in terms of those "cam wraps"
That for years secured young chaps.

Discussions led to more confusion;
Alas, I ordered wrap exclusion
From use on every yellow bus
Until a ruling came back to us.
With stipulations (aren't there three?)
We are no longer "cam wrap-free."

A word of caution I must remember:
We may be safe just through December;
After that, it's just a guess.
We might be right back in this mess.
I wish that I had never seen FMVSS-213!

@ 2002 Copyright George F. Horne.
All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.