NTSB Safety Recommendations H-08-15 and H-01-6 and -7 (Reiterations)

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Title: NTSB Safety Recommendations H-08-15 and H-01-6 and -7 (Reiterations)

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                   NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

February 3, 2009

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NTSB Safety Recommendations H-08-15 and H-01-6 and -7 (Reiterations)

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The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following

safety recommendation to the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration:

Determine whether equipping commercial vehicles with

collision warning systems with active braking and electronic

stability control systems will reduce commercial vehicle

accidents. If these technologies are determined to be

effective in reducing accidents, require their use on

commercial vehicles. (H-08-15)

Further, the National Transportation Safety Board reiterates

the following previously issued safety recommendations to

the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:

Complete rulemaking on adaptive cruise control and collision

warning system performance standards for new commercial

vehicles. At a minimum, these standards should address

obstacle detection distance, timing of alerts, and human

factors guidelines, such as the mode and type of warning.

(H-01-6)

After promulgating performance standards for collision

warning systems for commercial vehicles, require that all

new commercial vehicles be equipped with a collision warning

system. (H-01-7)


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http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2008/H08_15_H01_6_7.pdf

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