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Webinar : Reducing CMV Crashes Through the Use of Video Recorders
9/13/2018 2:00 PM

Presented by the Office of Highway Safety, SRC Safety Advocacy Division, and the Office of Research and Engineering

In this 1-hr webinar, investigators and recorder analysts from the NTSB's Office of Highway Safety and Office of Research and Engineering, along with commercial fleet owners representing the truck and bus industries, will discuss why and how their organizations use video recorders to improve safety. They will discuss lessons learned from accident investigations and provide case studies highlighting how companies use the data from cameras to review driver and vehicle performance, and make modifications to safety plans. The NTSB believes recorders can improve safety; that's why "Expand Recorder Use to Enhance Safety" is on our Most Wanted List of critical transportation safety improvements. Board Member Bella Dinh-Zarr will provide opening remarks. Attendees have the opportunity to ask questions of the Board Member, investigators, and corporate safety directors in this live broadcast. For more information, contact

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Moderator:  Amy Terrone (Introduction of topic, speakers)

Introduction:  NTSB Perspective and our MWL
Presenter: Member Bella Dinh-Zarr

Why does the NTSB care about this issue? Why is it on the MWL? What recommendations have we issued? What kind of progress are we seeing –e.g., what is the market penetration rate of this tech in CMV buses and trucks?

Topic 1:  NTSB Investigations & Recorder Readings
Presenters: OHS investigator Brian Bragonier/RE Jane Foster

What type of video recordings do we download? How does NTSB use/protect the information it collects from recorders?

What NTSB investigations have been aided by video recorders? What NTSB investigations have been hampered?

What type/characteristics of video recorders are critical to ensure best data? (Review findings of Safety Study)

Topic 2: Fleet Owner Case Studies & Best Practices
Presenters: Randy Thomlinson, Sr. Manager, Safety, Health & Security, Ryder Integrated Logistics; Al Smith, Corporate Safety Director, Greyhound Bus Lines

How/why did they install video cameras or require their use? How did they use the data and what did they learn from it?

What challenges were encountered and overcome?

What was the ROI?

Open Discussion/Q&A from audience – 10-15 minutes



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