NTSB Seeks Stronger Safety Rules for Buses
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The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday called for stronger safety regulations for buses and large trucks in the wake of a bus fire that killed 23 elderly Hurricane Rita evacuees nearly 18 months ago.
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GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN Yawn. That sums up the reaction here to news that the U.S. Congress, acting through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is recommending that all new cars and trucks sold in America be fitted with electronic stability-control systems.
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The national passenger rail service risks a "major point of failure" if infrastructure needs remain unaddressed, the U.S. Department of Transportation warned in a scathing report made public.
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Members of the Sept. 11 commission urged Congress yesterday to impose strict deadlines on the Department of Homeland Security to close loopholes in the nation&#39;s transportation system, even if it means going up against powerful ...
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The Department of Homeland Security today proposed new rules that would more tightly regulate freight trains carrying hazardous chemicals that could be used in terrorist attacks.
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WASHINGTON -- In an effort to prevent child deaths, the government is requiring automakers to install safer switches on power windows by 2008.
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The Federal Aviation Administration needs to improve its oversight of air carriers and passengers who bring hazardous materials onto airplanes, according to a report released yesterday by the Department of Transportation's inspector general.
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A tour bus that crashed along an Arkansas highway, killing 14, was in such poor condition before the wreck that it should have been kept out of service, investigators said Wednesday.
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A new fleet of school buses will improve safety for children in Northern Ireland, Translink says.
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The government needs to do a better job monitoring and inspecting hazardous materials shipped aboard airlines, according to a report released Friday by the Transportation Department's inspector general.
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Stickers displaying crash ratings  must be on vehicles in U.S. showrooms next year, a requirement  that could prompt voluntary changes by automakers if they fail  to meet consumer expectations, government officials and safety  advocates said on Thursday.
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Catherine Hartman is familiar with the concrete barrier where a bus carrying a baseball team from a small Ohio college crashed last week. Five years ago, she and her husband were in an accident at the same spot after she mistook the exit ramp for a commuter lane.
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By The Dallas Morning News  Dec. 13--Three top Dallas officials said Tuesday that they were unaware a ban on hazardous-material haulers using the downtown freeway system was not being enforced, but they vowed to take immediate steps to correct the situation.
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Sport utilities showed modest improvement in rear-crash protection according to a U.S. insurance industry analysis released on Tuesday, but more than half the 87 light trucks tested fell short of optimum safety and pickups fared the worst.
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Congress on Thursday sent President Bush legislation to improve auto safety for children, including measures intended to reduce backovers and accidents involving power windows.
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Federal investigators urged new rules Tuesday that would bar bus drivers from using cell phones, blaming a driver's chat on a handsfree device for a 2004 crash that injured 11 students.
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The agency investigating a plane crash last summer that killed 49 people has instructed the Federal Aviation Administration to more aggressively enforce new safety recommendations issued after the disaster.