“National Transportation Safety Board” on The Daily Caller

Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), an agency within the Department of Transportation, called for “the first-ever nationwide ban on driver use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) while operating a motor vehicle.” The move has some conservative critics wondering whether the recommendation goes too far. (more)

On Wednesday, National Transportation Safety Board chair Debbie Hersman made an appearance on MSNBC to elaborate on a controversial proposal to ban texting and talking while driving, explaining that across-the-board bans have proven effective with other safety issues. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal accident investigators recommended states ban the use of cell phones and other electronic devices by all drivers except in emergencies. (more)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Lynn Murphy doesn’t like using his cellphone while hauling a load in his truck, but sometimes a call for directions or instructions is a necessary evil. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal safety panel blamed a series of missteps by one of the nation’s largest gas companies for the largest pipeline accident in a decade, a suburban San Francisco explosion that killed eight people and incinerated a neighborhood. The panel also warned there was no certainty that the problems that led to last year’s accident don’t exist elsewhere. (more)

Washington (CNN) — The failure of General Electric engines on four jet aircraft overseas during the past two years has prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to issue an “urgent” recommendation to increase inspections of the engines on U.S. aircraft. (more)

The National Transportation Safety Board released more than 30 recommendations to improve air safety after a 16-month investigation into US Airways Flight 1549, which ditched in the Hudson River last year, were released to the public. (more)

Five people were killed today in a plane crash at Monmouth Executive Airport in Wall Township when a Cessna 337 Skymaster broke apart near the runway during a low pass and spun out of control before crashing nose first, officials said. (more)

Pilot confusion and inexperience – not severe icing conditions – were largely responsible for the crash of a commuter plane a year ago that killed 50 people, at least 11 from New Jersey, according to a report released by the National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday. (more)