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New Metro safety system could improve ride

Metro General Manager Richard Sarles told his board of directors Thursday that the transit agency has taken a significant step toward restoring confidence, and complete safety on the rails.

Tags: Metro, Richard Sarles,

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Push to get hands on the wheel, not on the cellphone

There are new calls for a complete ban on the use of all handheld electronic devices while driving.

Tags: cellphone ban,

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Md. derailment damage estimated at $2.2 million

The National Transportation Safety Board says CSX Corp. is estimating the damage from a fatal train derailment near Baltimore at $2.2 million.

Tags: Ellicott City, Md., derailment

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Investigation continues in mid-air collision in Va

Canadian officials are continuing the investigation into what led two small, private planes to collide in mid-air on Memorial Day in Fauquier County.

Tags: Warrenton-Fauquier Airport, plane crash, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Federal Aviation Administration

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Metro improves safety 3 years after deadly crash

Metro watchdog groups say the transit system is safer than it was three years ago when nine people were killed in a crash, but there's room for improvement.

Tags: Deborah Hersman, Metro, Metro crash, Red Line crash, Matthew Bassett, Tri-State Oversight Committee

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Should companies ban workers from talking on cellphones while driving?

A growing number of companies are putting full cellphone bans in place for employees behind the wheel, according to the National Safety Council.

Tags: cellphone, Adam Tuss

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Metro completes NTSB track safety recommendation

Metro says it has completed installation of a key rail safety enhancement recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Tags: Metro, rail safety

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Conference focuses on getting drivers to focus

A mega-conference on distracted driving with one goal in mind: Get drivers to pay full attention behind the wheel.

Tags: distracted driving, Debbie Hersman

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NTSB: Passenger may have had role in Va. crash

Federal investigators say a passenger may have inadvertently manipulated the throttle of a light-sport aircraft that crashed in Amherst County in 2010.

Tags: Amherst, Va., Virginia

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