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Although highway, rail, aviation deaths declined, pipeline and marine fatalities showed an increase. The data indicates that transportation fatalities in all modes totaled 35,928 in 2009, compared to 39,569 in 2008.
Read More →Topics will include the incident command system, events involving terrorism and/or hazardous materials, interaction with the news media, communicating with the local community and families of the victims, assistance to family members, forensic aspects of recovery and identification, and long-term issues facing the affected community following a major disaster.
Read More →The "Safety, Mobility and Aging Drivers" forum, led by Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman, will be held on Nov. 9 and 10, in Washington, D.C. Panel topics will include safety risks of aging drivers and occupant protection for aging drivers and passengers.
Read More →NTSB chief 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.
Read More →The board's chairman, Peter Benjamin, who fired back at the NTSB, said the accident forced Metro to reevaluate itself and 'no longer rely on our history' and once strong safety record.
Read More →Previous accidents, some of which killed employees, foreshadowed the 2009 Metrorail crash that killed nine people.
Read More →New to the 2009 report are enhanced features that illustrate the scope and complexity of the Board's work.
Read More →As the driver attended to the side door, while traveling about 70 mph on a divided highway, the vehicle drifted out of its lane. Had the vehicle been equipped with a lane departure warning system, the driver would have been alerted upon the initial drift from the driving lane.
Read More →The meeting's purpose will be to determine probable cause of the accident and to consider proposed safety recommendations to reduce the likelihood of future mishaps.
Read More →Hersman noted that the two most important factors related to safe motor carrier operations are the condition of the vehicles and the performance of the drivers.
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