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Newsby StaffMay 11, 2016

Foxx warns he could shut down D.C. subway

The Transportation Secretary said Tuesday he seriously considered ordering a shutdown of the entire Washington Metro subway system last week and may still do that if local officials don’t follow Transportation Department safety directives.

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Newsby StaffMay 3, 2016

NTSB report criticizes D.C. Metro, first-responders, FTA on fatal smoke incident

Officials issued the criticism during a Tuesday meeting to present findings about the probable cause of the incident.

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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2016

D.C. Metro hires NYCT's Lavin as chief safety officer

In his current role in NYCT’s safety department, Patrick Lavin performs in-depth investigations into rail and bus accidents, including mainline rail incidents such as derailments and collisions.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2016

D.C. Metro chief presents agenda for 'critical change at all levels'

Some of those actions are already underway — including increased police patrols, installing new radio systems and cell phone cabling in tunnels, changes to rail car parts inventory, and the accelerated delivery of 7000-series trains.

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Safety Cornerby Steve MentzerJanuary 15, 2015

How to Develop an Extreme Defensive Driving Program

I may be all alone on this one, but I discovered that my kids (who were not allowed to play “shooter” video games) developed a distinct style of driving (and a lot of unsafe habits) while playing their video driving games as pre-teens and young teenagers. In fact, I wound up spending a great deal of my time trying to undo these habits and deep set tendencies while my boys still had their learner's permits.

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