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| Title |
Motorcoach, Bus and 15-Passenger Vans: Current Issues and Case Studies |
| Description |
This course will examine the most current safety issues involving motorcoaches, buses, and 15-passenger vans. Topics will include an overview of the NTSB, accident investigation procedures, and the interaction of three dynamic elements within any accident sequence – operations, driver, and vehicle. Actual NTSB case studies will be used to illustrate principles discussed in class. |
| ID Code |
HS101 |
| Date and Tuition |
October 1-2, 2008
$770 for all applications with payment received no later than September 1
$1,100 for all applications with payment received September 2 - September 22
Applications submitted between September 23 and 12:00 pm (noon) ET on September 30 will be accepted with payment of a $50 late registration fee. |
| Time |
9 am to 5 pm |
| Location |
NTSB
Training Center • 45065 Riverside Parkway • Ashburn, Virginia 20147 |
| Status |
OPEN. Applications are now being accepted. |
| Apply to Attend |
October 1-2, 2008 |
| CEUs |
1.3 |
| Overview |
- Overview of NTSB accident investigation history and emerging trends
- Detailed examination of each of the three major components of an accident investigation involving a motorcoach, bus or 15-passenger van:
- Operations
- Driver
- Vehicle
- Emerging vehicle technologies
- Braking systems
- Collision Warning System (CWS)
- Human interface with technology
- Data records
- Vehicle-based CWS
- CWS deployments
- Adaptive Cruise Control
- Discussion of crashworthiness issues
- Dynamic stability
- Driver training
- Vehicle design
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| Performance Results |
Upon completion of
this course the participant will be able to:
- Discuss how the primary components of an investigation – Operations, Driver and Vehicle – dynamically interact within the accident sequence.
- Describe the crashworthiness issues that affect the survivability of an accident.
- Discuss the current emerging technologies in motorcoach, bus and 15 passenger vehicles, including crashworthiness, dynamic stability and vehicle design.
- Brief others in their organization
on the key components of NTSB accident investigations
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| Who May Attend |
- Motorcoach, bus, and van fleet managers and mid- and upper-level management and safety personnel
- NTSB investigators
- Local, state and federal transportation officials
- Local, state and federal police and investigation agencies
- Agencies and organizations that monitor or regulate transportation safety
- Labor unions representing transportation workers
- Members of the academic community
attending for research purposes (on a space-available basis)
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| Accommodations |
List of area hotels |
| More Information |
Email TrainingCenter@ntsb.gov
or call (571) 223-3900
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