On January 19, 2016, about 6:37 a.m., a 2014 Motor Coach Industries International, Inc. (MCI), D4505 motorcoach, operated by Greyhound Lines, Inc., was traveling northbound on US Highway 101 (US-101) in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, when it entered and traveled in an unmarked gore area, rather than the intended high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lane, and collided with a crash attenuator. The 990-foot-long fore, with an unmarked inside area, separates the left exit HOV lane for Sate Route 85 from the US-101 HOV lane. The gore widens to about 22 feet at the point where a nine-cylinder crash attenuator is in place. The attenuator was missing its retror-eflective object marker. The bus was occupied by the 58-year-old driver and 21 passengers. As a result of the crash, two of the bus passengers died, and several others were injured. This investigation identified the following safety issues: highway, , occupant protection, and collision avoidance systems. The NTSB made new recommendations to the Federal Highway Administration, the California Department of transportation, the American Bus Association, the United Motorcoach Association, and Greyhound Lines, Inc. In addition, the NTSB reiterated recommendations to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the state of California, and MCI.
Motorcoach Collision with Crash Attenuator in Gore Area, US Highway 101, San Jose, California, January 19, 2016. Accident Report
2017
70 pages
Report
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English
General , Aircraft , Avionics , Air Transportation , Transportation Safety , Motorcoach Collision , Crash Attenuator , Safety issues , High-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) , Driver risk management , Collision avoidance systems (CAS) , Recommendations implementation , Avoidance Systems , Greyhound Lines , Attenuators , Motor Carrier Safety Administration