The National Transportation Safety Board announced its 2019 – 2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements, during a recent event held at the National Press Club. First issued in 1990, the NTSB Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements serves as the agency’s primary advocacy tool to help save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce property damage resulting from transportation accidents.
The 10 items on the NTSB’s 2019 – 2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements are:
- Eliminate Distractions
- End Alcohol and Other Drug Impairment
- Ensure the Safe Shipment of Hazardous Materials
- Fully Implement Positive Train Control
- Implement a Comprehensive Strategy to Reduce Speeding-Related Crashes
- Improve the Safety of Part 135 Aircraft Flight Operations
- Increase Implementation of Collision Avoidance Systems in All New Highway Vehicles
- Reduce Fatigue-Related Accidents
- Require Medical Fitness — Screen for and Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Strengthen Occupant Protection
“The 2019 – 2020 Most Wanted List advocates for 46 specific safety recommendations that can and should be implemented during these next two years nd It also features broad, longstanding safety issues that still threaten the traveling public. Read more…