BOSTON (AP) — Even though buses represent the fastest-growing segment of interstate travel, regulation of the industry has lagged, potentially putting passenger safety at risk.

A Boston Globe (http://bit.ly/1mw7gvC ) analysis of federal data has found that one in four of the more than 3,700 commercial motorcoach and passenger van companies regulated by the federal government has never received the full safety evaluation.

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