NTSB CHAIRMAN ADDRESSES NEW JERSEY MOTORCOACH INDUSTRY GROUP

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Title: NTSB CHAIRMAN ADDRESSES NEW JERSEY MOTORCOACH INDUSTRY GROUP

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                      NTSB PRESS RELEASE
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2008
SB-08-23

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NTSB CHAIRMAN ADDRESSES NEW JERSEY MOTORCOACH INDUSTRY GROUP

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National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark V.
Rosenker today urged New Jersey-based motorcoach executives
to take action when accidents occur and make safety
improvements that will bring the industry closer to an
accident-free environment.

Addressing the 2008 annual membership meeting of the Greater
New Jersey Motorcoach Association (GNJMA) in Atlantic City,
New Jersey, Rosenker focused on some of the most notable
highway accidents in recent years and the safety
recommendations that have resulted from the NTSB
investigations. 

Rosenker pointed out that tragedies like the collapse of the
Boston "Big Dig" tunnel ceiling panel and the Minneapolis
bridge not only attract huge amounts of media attention, but
also shake Americans' confidence in their nation's roadways.
"[O]ur job [at the NTSB] is to restore the confidence of the
traveling public after a major transportation disaster by
conducting an unbiased, independent investigation to
determine the cause of the accident and find solutions to
prevent it from happening again."

In his closing remarks, Rosenker called on the New Jersey
motorcoach industry executives to "find a maintenance
improvement, implement a new operational policy, provide
better training, embrace a new technology, but take action
and do something different." Rosenker concluded by saying,
"Therefore, my charge to you is, when accidents occur, which
they inevitably will, take action, and do something to make
your company a safer place for your passengers, your
employees, your families, and your community."

The complete text of Chairman Rosenker's speech may be
obtained on the Board's website at
http://www.ntsb.gov/speeches/rosenker/mvr080604.html

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