NTSB Training Center.

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

TBD

$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

TBD

Apply to Attend

TBD

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
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
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)
Accommodations List of area hotels
More Information

Email TrainingCenter@ntsb.gov or call (571) 223-3900