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NTSB Highway News
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NTSB Publishes Agenda For Safety, Mobility, And Aging Drivers Public Forum Scheduled For November 9th And 10th
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.
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NTSB Launches Team To Investigate Bus Accident In Maryland
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.
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(SB-10-41) NTSB Identifies Fatigued Truck Driver In Fatal Multivehicle Collision; Data Recorders, Technology Improvements Proposed
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.
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NTSB To Meet On 2009 Multivehicle Collision In Oklahoma
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.
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(SB-10-36) Booster Seat Laws Still Needed In Arizona, Florida, And South Dakota, Says NTSB. Laws in 18 Other States Still Do Not Meet NTSB Recommended Age Limits
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.
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