What transportation officials learn following a fatal bus accident helps shape laws that reduce road risks for future drivers and passengers. An accident like the Bronx crash that killed 15 and injured 18 people last year jolts lawmakers into change that comes with a tremendous sacrifice -- the suffering of the original victims' families.

More than a year after a speeding tour bus flipped over on Interstate 95 at the Westchester County line, a definitive reason for the fatal accident has not been made.