Transportation safety efforts focus most often on preventing vehicles from crashing \u2013 or sinking, in the case of boats and ships \u2013 and minimizing injuries and fatalities in the event the worst happens. One aspect of transit safety that receives less attention is fire prevention.<\/p>\n
Fires on passenger vehicles are immensely hazardous. In contrast with buildings, which offer multiple exits and often feature advanced fire detection and control systems, vehicles such as ships, planes, trains, and buses offer no easy egress while in motion and often lack those systems.<\/p>\n
The National Transportation Safety Board called attention to this issue in its latest Most Wanted List \u2013 an outline of its top safety advocacy priorities. The report cited a number of disastrous transportation fires. In 2005, a bus in Texas caught fire when a tire ignited at high speed; 23 died. Since 2006, three cargo planes and two flight crews were lost due to (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Transportation safety efforts focus most often on preventing vehicles from crashing \u2013 or sinking, in the case of boats and ships \u2013 and minimizing injuries and fatalities in the event the worst happens. One aspect of transit safety that receives…<\/span><\/p>\n