NTSB inclues PTC, transit safety in 2014 Most Wanted List

摘要

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its 2014 Most Wanted List, the top 10 advocacy and awareness priorities for the agency for 2014, which includes positive train control, bans on portable electronic devices while operating any mode of transportation and, for the first time, improving operational safety in rail mass transit. "Millions of Americans rely on commuter rail, subways and light rail for their daily commute. The NTSB in just the past year has opened investigations into accidents involving MTA Metro-North Railroad, Chicago Transit Authority and the Bay Area Rapid Transit. And there are still open safety recommendations to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority stemming from its fatal crash in 2009," the NTSB said in a release concerning the Most Wanted List.