After 20-fatality limo crash, NTSB wants national standards
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling for new national requirements for seating and seat belt systems on limousines, citing evidence gathered in investigations of accidents in three states, including the October 18 crash of a stretch limousine in Schoharie, New York, that killed the driver, 17 passengers and two pedestrians.
Findings from that incident, along with others involving limousines in Illinois and New Jersey, were used to develop the NTSB’s Safety Recommendation Report, which recommends that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration require: