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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserAugust 12, 2019

5 Questions: Ted Finlayson-Schueler on Driver Training, NTSB Recommendations

Ted Finlayson-Schueler, founder of the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute and Safety Rules, talks about the need to improve driver training, ways to curtail stop-arm running, and his take on some recent National Transportation Safety Board safety recommendations.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson June 19, 2019

NTSB Calls for New Safety, Training Standards Based on Fatal Iowa School Bus Fire

After investigating the 2017 fatal school bus fire in Iowa, the National Transportation Safety Board recommends several new school bus safety requirements and calls for fire suppression systems on school buses.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 21, 2019

NTSB: Driver Medical Event Caused Fatal Alabama Charter Bus Crash

A National Transportation Safety Board report states that the fatal 2018 crash that killed the bus driver and injured several passengers was caused by the driver suffering from an unknown medical event.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 16, 2019

NTSB Report: Driver Had Medical Problems Before Iowa School Bus Fire

The National Transportation Safety Board releases information revealing Donald Hendricks had trouble walking and other medical issues leading up to the fire.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 5, 2019

NTSB Member Steps Down

T. Bella Dinh-Zarr ended her tenure with the National Transportation Safety Board on Feb. 15.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 20, 2019

Annual Accident Investigator Conference to Focus on School Bus Crashes

The Midwest Association of Technical Accident Investigators annual conference will take place in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from June 3 to 5.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 7, 2019

NTSB Still Seeking Probable Cause in Indiana School Bus Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board releases a preliminary report on a school bus crash in October that killed three students and injured one other.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2019

NTSB Releases 2019 Most Wanted List

The list of 10 items includes priorities such as distracted driving, strengthening occupant protection, and implementing collision avoidance systems.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 29, 2019

NTSB Resumes Normal Operation, Addresses Work Delayed by Shutdown

Impacts on the agency from the partial shutdown include not being able to send investigators to 22 accidents, including two highway accidents that resulted in seven fatalities and 15 injuries.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 25, 2019

NTSB, Other Transportation Agencies Hobbled by Partial Government Shutdown

Eighty-seven National Transportation Safety Board accident investigations, including one into a school bus crash that injured 14 students, are stalled as the shutdown stretches beyond 30 days.

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