NTSB Video Commemorates 50 Years of Safety Advances

The safety board released a YouTube video highlighting some of the changes.

  • May 09, 2017

The National Transportation Safety Board is commemorating its 50th anniversary with a new video showcasing transportation safety improvements that have been established since the agency's inception in 1967.

A press release notes that the NTSB has made more than 14,500 safety recommendations, and more than 80 percent of them have been utilized. Improvements have been made in a number of transportation modes: aviation, railroad, highway, marine, and pipeline.

Click here to watch the six-minute video. It starts by pointing out the changes in radars and sensors at airports that have helped to prevent thunderstorm-related air crashes and also looks at seat belts' safety impact.

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