Addressing the deadly Washington D.C. train crash Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board said the operator of the train that “slammed into a stationary train in front of it apparently had activated the emergency brakes in a failed effort to stop before the accident.” as reported in the Washington Post. Hersman said the “emergency brake button, known as the ‘mushroom,’ was depressed, and the steel rails showed evidence that the brakes were engaged.”
Roll over truck accidents can be prevented
May 11, 2012
Yesterday we wrote about a rollover accident at the Peace Bridge, in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. The American Transportation Research Institute just came out with a large study of truck accidents, particularly big rig rollovers.