Technology to Prevent Bus Accidents Exists But Isn’t Implemented April 4, 2011 By Joan Lowy The technology exists to prevent many bus crashes and to make it more likely passengers will survive those that do...
Local California Fire Chief Unaware of Gas Line Before Explosion March 4, 2011 By Joan Lowy Until a deadly explosion south of San Francisco last year, local firefighters had no idea there was a large gas...
Feds Urges All States to Require Motorcycle Helmets November 18, 2010 By Joan Lowy Federal safety officials are calling on states to require all motorcycle riders to wear helmets, citing a surge in fatalities...
U.S. Auto Fatalities Down But Safety Efforts Lag November 17, 2010 By Joan Lowy The United States is lagging behind nearly every other high-income country in reducing annual traffic fatalities, said a report released...
Distracted Pilots Becoming Aviation Safety Worry After Laptop Incident October 29, 2009 By Joan Lowy Two Northwest Airlines pilots who flew 150 miles past their destination because they were focused on laptop computers instead of...
U.S. Safety Agency Eyes Cell Phone Use Ban for Bus, Truck Drivers September 25, 2009 By Joan Lowy Safety investigators told federal regulators three years ago that it was dangerous for bus drivers to talk on cell phones...
Report Warned About Lax Oversight of ‘On Demand’ Airlines Before N.Y. Crash August 10, 2009 By Joan Lowy Less than a month before the deadly midair collision involving a private plane and a sightseeing helicopter over New York’s...
Feds Probe Pilot Training, Behavior in Upstate New York Crash May 13, 2009 By Joan Lowy The training and behavior of the pilot and first officer in the worst U.S. air crash in more than seven...
Evidence Points to Crew Error in Upstate New York Plane Crash March 27, 2009 By Joan Lowy Flight data point to possible flight crew errors rather than ice accumulation as a key factor in last month’s plane...
New Federal Safety Rules Target Medically Unfit Truck, Bus Drivers December 4, 2008 By Joan Lowy Federal safety regulators have begun taking steps to get medically unfit truck drivers and bus operators off the road. The...