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NTSB: Fatal bus crash caused by driver fatigue, regulators’ failure
A new report from the National Transportation Safety Board on a motorcoach crash that killed four passengers August 2, 2016, near Livingston, California, criticizes federal regulators for not doing enough to prevent such accidents. “Here’s yet another fatal crash involving both a motorcoach carrier with a starkly evident history of safety problems and a severely […]
November 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Highest death stats in years seen for motorcyclists, bicyclists, pedestrians
More people died on U.S. roads in 2016 than 2015, an increase of 5.6 percent, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Seeing the most dramatic fatality increases were motorcyclists, with the most deaths since 2008; bicyclists, with the most deaths since 1991; and pedestrians, with the most deaths since 1991, the NHTSA reports. […]
October 11, 2017
Roadbuilding
US traffic fatalities up 14% in first 6 months of 2015
New data from the National Safety Council reveals that the number of motor vehicles deaths in America are up 14 percent through the first six months of 2015. That’s a jump of 18,630 deaths compared to 2014. On top of that, injuries from traffic accidents are up by more than 30 percent compared to last year. “As […]
August 24, 2015
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