4 posts and columns on National Transportation Safety Board

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Transportation Chief Opposes Cell Driving Ban

in Mobile on December 21, 2011 at 4:14 pm PT

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he won’t back a proposal to prohibit drivers from talking on cellphones, even hands-free devices, giving a boost to car makers and mobile-phone companies that stand to lose if regulators impose a ban.

U.S. Agency Proposes Total Ban on Talking and Texting While Driving

in Mobile on December 13, 2011 at 12:08 pm PT

The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for a nationwide ban on drivers’ use of portable electronics, with the exception of those that aid with driving itself.
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Did Laptops, Not Napping, Distract Northwest 188's Pilots?

in News on October 26, 2009 at 3:30 pm PT

The latest possible reason that Northwest Flight 188 overshot its destination by more than 100 miles is that the pilots were distracted by their laptop PCs, The Journal reported Monday.

Trn Eng Txting Scnds B4 Crsh

in News on October 2, 2008 at 9:42 am PT

You’d think that with all the text messaging bans and new hands-free cellphone usage laws being adopted these days a motorist would know better than to text while driving, especially if that motorist also happens to be a commuter train engineer. Tragically, that’s not the case.