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NTSB Issues Safety Alert on Dangers of Marijuana for Teen Drivers

July 22, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

National Transportation Safety Board calls for increased education about impairing effects of marijuana following deadly Oklahoma crash. The National Transportation Safety Board issued a Safety Alert July 18 urging parents nationwide to protect their teen drivers from marijuana-impaired driving. The alert is accompanied by the final report on the investigation of a deadly 2022 collision […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Impaired Driving, Marijuana Legalization, National Transportation Safety Board, Oklahoma

National Transportation Safety Board Calls for Technology to Reduce Speeding in All New Cars

November 16, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Agency says fatal crash investigation highlights need for intelligent speed assistance technology and countermeasures including interlock program for repeat speeding offenders. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSSB) investigation into a multivehicle collision in North Las Vegas, Nevada, last year that resulted in nine fatalities has led the board to recommend a requirement for intelligent speed […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Transportation Safety Board, traffic safety

NTSB Chair Calls NHTSA Action on Automatic Emergency Braking “Major Leap Forward”

June 6, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy applauded the announcement by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) last week that all new passenger cars and light trucks would be required to have automatic emergency braking (AEB) and pedestrian AEB systems. In response, Homendy said in a statement, “We know from our own research and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, National Transportation Safety Board, NHTSA, Regulations

NTSB Report Finds Alcohol and Cannabis Are Primary Drugs Detected in Impaired Drivers

January 19, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Actions from federal and state agencies are needed to address the continuing problem of impaired driving, including from alcohol, cannabis and multiple drug use the National Transportation Safety Board said in a new report. In the Board-approved safety research report, the agency examined the crash risk associated with different drugs — including alcohol, cannabis, prescription, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Impaired Driving, Marijuana Legalization, National Transportation Safety Board

NTSB Chair Raises Concerns About EV Crash Safety and Road Fatalities in Keynote Address

January 17, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Says higher curb weight of electric vehicles presents safety risk for all road users. In a keynote speech to the Transportation Research Board annual meeting January 11, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy reminded transportation leaders why they do what they do. “We’re fighting for the 43,000 people who die on our roads annually…and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, National Transportation Safety Board, traffic safety

NTSB Calls for Alcohol Detection Systems in All New Vehicles

September 21, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Board says horrific crash highlights need for technology solutions to eliminate impaired driving and speeding. An investigation into a California crash that killed nine, including seven children, has led the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to call for alcohol impairment detection systems to be included in all new vehicles, according to new recommendations released Tuesday. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Impaired Driving, National Transportation Safety Board, Regulations

NTSB Says Automobile Safety Rating System Is Failing Consumers

June 8, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Safety board says 5-Star program should include collision avoidance technology ratings. The 5-Star Safety Rating Program that Americans use when shopping for new passenger vehicles “fails consumers” by not including collision-avoidance and other technology in the ratings and is approaching “near irrelevance,” said National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy in a comment letter […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 5-Star Crash Rating, National Transportation Safety Board, NHTSA

NHTSA and GM Warn on Continued Fire Risk with Chevrolet Bolt

July 16, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Vehicles should be parked outside after charging even if November recall repairs have been performed. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday issued an alert urging owners of select Model Year 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt vehicles to park their cars outside and away from homes due to the risk of fire, even if the vehicles […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chevrolet Bolt, Electric Vehicles, General Motors, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, Safety

NTSB Warns High-Voltage, Lithium-Ion Battery Fires After Electric Vehicle Crashes Can Reignite Days or Weeks Later

January 14, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Three out of four of the electric vehicle battery fires they investigated reignited in the towing storage facility. Safety recommendations say vehicles should be separated by 50 feet when stored or separated by physical barriers from other vehicles. The National Transportation Safety Board issued four safety recommendations yesterday based on findings contained in Safety Report […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, National Transportation Safety Board, Safety

NTSB Says Tesla Crash Investigation Demonstrates Limitations of Today’s ADAS Systems

February 26, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Board warns of insufficient federal oversight of partial driving automation systems. Issues nine safety recommendations for regulators, technology companies and auto industry. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a public board meeting Tuesday during which it determined the probable cause for the fatal March 23, 2018, crash of a Tesla Model X in Mountain […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Autonomous Vehicles, Consumer Reports, National Safety Council, National Transportation Safety Board, NHTSA, Tesla

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