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December 3, 2008

New Rules Target Medically Unfit Drivers

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Federal officials are implementing regulatory reforms aimed at getting medically unfit truck and bus drivers off the road.

Tags: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, medically unfit drivers, National Transportation Safety Board

October 28, 2008

Federal Investigators Blame Bridge Collapse on Gusset Plate Design Flaw

MINNEAPOLIS --- Federal safety investigators have concluded that the original designers of the Interstate 35W bridge apparently neglected to calculate the required size of key gusset plates, a mistake that 40 years later resulted in the death of 13 people after the span collapsed, the Star Tribune reported.

Tags: Minneapolis bridge collapse, National Transportation Safety Board

July 8, 2008

Investigators: Confusing Signs Contributed to Atlanta Bus Crash

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- National Transportation Safety Board investigators have concluded that confusing highway signs contributed to last year's Atlanta bus collision that killed five Bluffton University baseball players.

Tags: highway signage, National Transportation Safety Board

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