This report contains the findings of a special investigation conducted as a result of two fatal motorcoach accidents. In the first accident, on October 14, 1995, two passengers sustained fatal injuries, 13 sustained serious injuries, and 26 received minor injuries when a 1989 Eagle motorcoach operated by Hammond Yellow Coach Line, Inc., overturned upon entering an Interstate 70 exit ramp in Indianapolis, Indiana. In the second accident, on July 29, 1997, one passenger sustained fatal injuries, the driver and 3 passengers sustained serious injuries, and 28 passengers sustained minor injuries when a 1985 Transportation Manufacturing Corporation (TMC) motorcoach operated by Rite-Way Transportation, Inc., drifted off the side of Interstate 95 near Stony Creek, Virginia, and down an embankment into the Nottoway River, where it came to rest on its left side, partially submerged in water. From its investigation, the Safety Board identified safety issues in the following areas: busdriver fatigue, Office of Motor Carriers safety rating methodology, emergency egress, and passenger safety briefings.
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
2016-05-01
Abstract:
In 2013, 30,057 fatal crashes took place on our Nation’s roadways, with 11.8 percent (3,541) involving at least 1 large truck. This analysis reviews...
United States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Technology Division
2012-12-01
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to determine if commercial motorcoach drivers work to the limits of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (F...
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