Office of Highway Safety CVSA Bus Safety Summit March 6, 2009 Member Debbie Hersman.

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Office of Highway Safety CVSA Bus Safety Summit March 6, 2009 Member Debbie Hersman

NTSB Independent Federal Agency 5-Member Board – President appointed, Senate confirmed 400 Staff Investigates accidents in all modes of transportation Determines probable cause Issues/Implements recommendations

How We Pick Accidents 8,200 people injured in highway accidents a day Approx. 42,000 fatalities per year We can only launch on 6 major accidents each year 2 teams of 6-8 investigators Thorough, comprehensive investigations

How We Pick Accidents Four basic criteria in evaluating potential highway accidents for investigation. 1. Is there high public interest? 2. Have we done it before? 3. Can we make a difference? 4. Do we have the resources?

Most Wanted Significant safety recommendations Intensive follow-up Federal & States Issue areas Status & classification

NTSB 1999 STUDY

Medical Oversight Establish a comprehensive medical oversight program for interstate commercial drivers Ensure that medical examiners are qualified Enhance oversight & enforcement of invalid certificates Provide mechanisms for reporting medical conditions Track all medical certificate applications

Office of Highway Safety Truck-Tractor Semitrailer Rollover and Motorcoach Collision With Overturned Truck, Interstate Highway 94 Near Osseo, Wisconsin October 16, 2005

Safety Issues Operator Fatigue Fatigue Technologies and Countermeasures Collision Warning Systems

Truck Driver Fatigue At most, the truck driver obtained 12.5 hours of sleep in the 2 days before the accident Less than 5 hours of sleep in last sleep period Was awake for at least 15 hours before the accident Sleep was disrupted by alcohol use Accident occurred at 1:58 a.m.

On-Board Electronic Recorders Require all interstate commercial vehicle carriers to use electronic on- board recorders to collect hours-of- service data

Motorcoach Braking Glen Rock, PA 2-fatality dump truck accident – Over ten recommendations issued to FMCSA, CVSA, states, manufacturers, and training organizations Progress is being made

– Recommendations to the CVSA H-06-6 Closed – Acceptable Action H-06-7 Closed – Acceptable Action Automatic Slack Adjustors

Collision Warning Systems

Office of Highway Safety Motorcoach Collision With the Alexandria Avenue Bridge Overpass George Washington Memorial Parkway Alexandria, Virginia November 14, 2004

Issue Areas Low bridge clearance Cellular telephone use while driving Collection of adequate cellular telephone accident data

What you can do….. Cell phone policy Scheduling policy & fatigue risk management Training

Office of Highway Safety Motorcoach Fire Wilmer, TX September 23, 2005

Source: Dallas County Sheriff’s Dept.

Issue Areas Manufacturer maintenance information on wheel bearing components Fire resistance of motorcoach materials and designs Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s ineffective compliance review program

Source: James E. Knott

Office of Highway Safety Ongoing Investigations

Victoria, Texas

Mexican Hat, Utah

Sherman, Texas

Source:Utah Highway Patrol Dolan Springs, AZ