Transportation Safety


NHTSA Reports Seat Belt Usage at All Time High

The national level of seat belt usage has risen to 86 percent.

Three Pilots Killed in Plane Crash Traveling to Safety Conference

The pilots were killed when the single engine plane they were flying crashed into a Mississippi home.

Highway Issues Dominate NTSB's 2013 Most Wanted List

Six of the 10 items involve highway travel in some way, including substance-impaired driving and distractions.

DOT Reports No Lengthy Tarmac Delays for September Flights

A report shows that no domestic flights were delayed on the tarmac for more than three hours in September.

INTERPOL Delegates Elect First Female President

Mireille Ballestrazzi, deputy central director of the French Judicial Police, was elected to serve a four-year term.

Tennessee Safety Commissioner Seeks to Lower Traffic Deaths at Budget Hearing

With traffic deaths at a 49 year low, safety officials still want funds for improvement.

Advocates Push for Mandatory Underride Guards on School Buses

Could underride guards lower the number of school bus collision fatalities?

Forklift Accident Prompts MSHA Fatalgram

MSHA's report said the Oct. 24 death on the surface of an underground limestone mine was the 16th fatality recorded this calendar year in the metal and nonmetal mining industries.



Trailblazer Award Honors CHP Veteran

Ramona Prieto is the California Highway Patrol's highest-ranking female officer and also was its first female motorcycle officer.

Missouri Transportation Workers Test Response with Simulated Winter Storm

State transportation officials drill employees on response procedure for icy, snowy conditions.

Bloomberg School's Dean Plans Symposium on Rx Drug Abuse

Writing in the Fall 2012 issue of Johns Hopkins Public Health, Dean Michael J. Klag calls for the same kind of collaboration as has been used to reduce annual traffic deaths significantly.

Approved Portable Oxygen Concentrators List Up to 21

FAA's final rule adding seven models to the list will take effect Oct. 31.

FRA Updating Rail Inspection Standards

Its NPRM proposes a four-hour period during which the railroad would verify that a suspected defect in the rail exists.

Whistleblower Paid and Reinstated after OSHA Ruling

A Tennessee employee is reinstated and compensated after winning whistleblower case.

Costa Concordia Preliminary Hearing Begins

The Week, a London print magazine, reports a 270-page technical analysis to be presented this week lists five main reasons for the disaster.

NYC Cyclists Face Safety Crackdown from City Council

To combat unsafe commercial cyclists, measures are taken to enforce safety classes and accountability.

Allstate's Drive Wise Availability Expands

The usage-based auto insurance policy became available in four more states Oct. 8 and will be in three additional states in November, the company recently announced.

Fatal Injury Numbers Improving in Australia

The chairman of Safe Work Australia, Tom Phillips, said the 2010-2011 report shows compensated workplace fatalities continue to decline.

Fall Brings Higher Risk for Mine, Rail Workers

Two federal agencies warn workers in these sectors to be especially careful in October and during the winter months.

RI TZD = Better Traffic Safety

The state's new plan works to incorporate the highway safety components of engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency response in five emphasis areas.

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