NTSB Highway RSS Feed http://www.ntsb.gov/Surface/highway/highway.htm Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:56:28 -0400 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:56:23 -0400 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com The National Transportation Safety Board has published its agenda for the Safety, Mobility, and Aging Drivers forum, which will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 9, 2010. The two-day forum will be chaired by NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/101028.html FCE94740-0F90-438C-984E-3CEE270964C1 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:55:52 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a go-team to investigate today's highway accident involving a mid-size bus in Bethesda, Maryland. Local authorities have reported multiple injuries and one fatality. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100929b.html F38BBC7D-07DE-40FC-B3E8-3AF9146071AB Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:12:32 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the June 2009 fatal multivehicle collision involving a 2008 Volvo truck-tractor semitrailer and a traffic queue near Miami, Oklahoma, was caused by the truck driver's fatigue stemming from his acute sleep loss, circadian disruption associated with his shift work schedule, and mild sleep apnea. The 76-year-old driver failed to react to slowing and stopped traffic ahead by applying brakes or performing any evasive maneuvers to avoid colliding with the traffic queue. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100928.html 61A6E3E4-616E-4C1F-812C-C736B452E274 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:02:41 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. There is one agenda item. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100923.html FC287D1C-DB86-4A24-B3C5-9531CEA36D84 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:10:45 -0400 Washington, DC - Child passenger safety laws in 21 states and two U.S. territories still do not meet the safety recommendations issued by the National Transportation Safety Board. Since 1996, the NTSB has called for state child restraint laws to cover all children up to 8 years old. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100913b.html B4542EA7-48F1-4063-92AE-3C2F8CF6533F Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:09:23 -0400 Washington, DC The National Transportation Safety Board will host a two-day public forum on safety issues related to the aging driver population. The "Safety, Mobility, and Aging Drivers" forum, chaired by NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman, will be held on November 9 and 10, 2010, in the NTSB Board Room and Conference Center in Washington, D.C. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100909b.html 2127FC08-5C52-4FE6-88D5-A8D1E661A8CC Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:39:56 -0400 Washington, DC - In a speech today at the Operation Lifesaver, Inc.(OLI) Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman commended OLI for its leading role in efforts to reduce highway-rail grade crossing accidents by more than 80 percent since its founding in 1972. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100830.html AD4F6D48-317D-40C5-971E-155D6F228CA4 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:50:27 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a go- team to investigate today's highway accident involving two school buses in Gray Summit, Missouri. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100805b.html ED11744A-4A94-42A6-86FD-437AC4253D02 Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:28:33 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board today released additional information on the rollover and fire of a cargo tank vehicle that occurred on Interstate 69 Southbound, Indianapolis, Indiana. This new information is released in advance of the NTSB's two-day public hearing set for August 3-4 in Washington, DC. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100730.html 36F84CE2-AB1E-4092-88A2-AEC0FD9B809A Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:28:03 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing on the rollover and fire of a cargo tank vehicle that occurred on Interstate 69 Southbound, Indianapolis, Indiana. The two-day hearing will begin at 9 a.m. on August 3, 2010, at the NTSB's Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100716.html 99A10224-31D1-4390-AB54-5FF42BB242FD Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:27:16 -0400 Washington, D.C. -- Today the National Transportation Safety Board determined that last year’s fatal tour bus accident near Dolan Springs, Ariz. was a result of the driver being distracted by his manipulation of the driver’s side door as he was traveling about 70 mph on a divided highway. As the driver attended to the door, the vehicle drifted out of its lane. The driver then made an abrupt steering maneuver to correct the drift resulting in a loss of directional control of the medium-sized bus. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100622b.html E4789B2F-4842-4E84-9D78-3D5F55FF6139 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:16:13 -0400 Washington, D.C. -- Today the National Transportation Safety Board determined that last year’s fatal tour bus accident near Dolan Springs, Ariz. was a result of the driver being distracted by his manipulation of the driver’s side door as he was traveling about 70 mph on a divided highway. As the driver attended to the door, the vehicle drifted out of its lane. The driver then made an abrupt steering maneuver to correct the drift resulting in a loss of directional control of the medium-sized bus. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100622b.html CAC72D0E-E09C-4083-BA45-E9C9EB898491 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:15:59 -0400 On June 22 the National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on its investigation into a multiple-fatality, single-vehicle tour bus accident that occurred last year near Dolan Springs, Ariz. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100616.html 818DB771-4226-4559-9B9F-56F21A30FD19 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:17:39 -0400