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What is the NTSB? Gray Summit, MO Briefing Chesterfield, NJ Port St. Lucie, FL Office of Highway Safety Barbara A. Czech, Deputy Director 1 Mission To promote transportation safety by Maintaining our congressionally mandated

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What is the NTSB? Gray Summit, MO Briefing

Chesterfield, NJ Port St. Lucie, FL

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Office of Highway Safety Barbara A. Czech, Deputy Director

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Mission

To promote transportation safety by

  • Maintaining our congressionally mandated

independence and objectivity;

  • Conducting objective, precise accident

investigations and safety studies;

  • Performing fair and objective airman and mariner

certification appeals;

  • Advocating and promoting safety recommendation;
  • Assisting victims of transportation accidents and

their families.

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Independence

NTSB is independent of the DOT The NTSB reports directly to Congress The NTSB has no regulatory authority

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Independence

  • The NTSB is

composed

  • f the Chairman, VC

and 3 Board Members

  • There are three

Board members from the President’s political party and two from the other

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The NTSB is on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to respond to accidents in all modes of transportation.

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Office of Highway Safety Office of Highway Safety

There are over 7 million highway accidents per year in the U.S. (19,000 per day) Office of Highway Safety works in cooperation with the States

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Gray Summit, MO – August 5, 2010

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Construction Zone

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First Collision – Truck and Pick-up

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Second Collision- SB1 and Pick-up

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Second Collision….

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Third Collision – SB1 and SB2

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Scene Photo

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Photo courtesy of Joshua Gumpenber

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Scene Photo

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Courtesy of Joshua Gumpenber

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Scene Photo

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Courtesy of Joshua Gumpenber

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Scene Photo

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Courtesy of Joshua Gumpenber

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Fatalities and Injuries

  • 2 Fatal Injuries
  • Driver of pickup truck
  • Rear passenger - lead bus
  • 38 Injured
  • 35 Passengers
  • 2 School bus drivers
  • Driver of truck tractor

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Safety Issues

  • Driver distraction
  • Collision warning systems
  • Video event recorders
  • Missouri oversight and inspection
  • f motor carriers in pupil

transportation

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Safety Issues cont…

  • Design of school bus emergency

windows

  • Lack of pre-trip safety briefings

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Portable Electronic Distraction

  • Texting conversation while driving
  • Driver’s movement, lack of braking
  • Driver distracted by texting

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Last message Texting Direction

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Lead Bus

  • Lead bus driver
  • Current license and

medical certificate

  • Focused on the

motorcoach on shoulder

  • Long attention away

from roadway increases crash risk

  • Can be addressed

through training

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Following Bus

  • Following bus driver
  • Current license and

medical certificate

  • Less than

recommended minimum separation

  • Can also be

addressed through training

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Lead SB Brake Issues

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Wet / leaking master cylinder Leak in hydraulic brake line from master cylinder to ABS Brake warning light inoperative Brake pads issues

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Following Bus Brake Issues

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Fabricated spring assembly Out of place ABS sensor No ABS for Right Rear Wheel

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Vehicle Issue Areas

  • Maintenance at the motor carrier
  • Oversight of Copeland Bus Services
  • School bus inspections in Missouri

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Inspection Form Inadequacies

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Missouri Form: Example Form:

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Emergency Evacuation

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Lead SB Emergency Exits

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Emergency Evacuation Briefings

  • Missouri requires emergency

evacuation drills K-6 grades

  • St. James requires drills 7-8 grades
  • No pre-trip briefings prior to school

sports or sponsored events

  • Previous Safety Recommendation

to NASDPTS

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Probable Cause

  • The initial collision was caused by

distraction, likely due to a text message conversation being conducted by the pick-up driver, which resulted in his failure to notice and react to the truck that had stopped because of the work zone.

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Probable Cause cont….

  • The second collision was the

result of the bus driver’s inattention to the forward roadway due to excessive focus

  • n a motorcoach parked on the

shoulder of the road…

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Probable Cause cont…

  • The final collision was due to the

driver not maintaining the recommended minimum distance from the lead SB in the seconds proceeding the accident.

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Chesterfield, NJ – February 16, 2012

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Accident Location

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Accident Sequence

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Pole

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Roll-off Truck w/Snow Plow

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Damage caused by Truck Impact

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Impact with pole

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School Bus Interior

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Fatalities and Injuries

  • 1 passenger was fatally injured
  • 17 passengers injured
  • serious to minor injuries
  • School bus driver sustained

minor injuries

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Port St. Lucie, FL – March 27, 2012

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Accident Location

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Accident Sequence

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Fatalities and Injuries

  • 1 passenger was fatally injured
  • 19 passengers and school bus

driver received serious to minor injuries

  • Truck operator refused treatment

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Comparison of Accident Buses

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