HIGHWAY ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS--INTERCITY-TYPE BUSES CHARTERED FOR SERVICE TO ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY

In 1988, the National Transportation Safety Board investigated two commercial charter passenger intercity bus accidents involving groups en route to Atlantic City: one in Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, on July 23, and the other in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, on November 29. In the Little Egg Harbor Township accident, the bus driver lost control of the bus and it ran off the highway. In the Tinton Falls accident, the bus driver lost control of the bus and it overturned. Both accidents occurred on the Garden State Parkway; there was no fire or other vehicles involved, and a total of 95 passengers received minor to severe injuries. The Safety Board decided to focus on these accidents because of the common bus driver performance issues and because of the large number of buses serving Atlantic City. According to data from the Atlantic City County Transportation Authority, approximately 1,700 buses enter Atlantic City daily.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  Bureau of Accident Investigation, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1989-4-25

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 30 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus drivers; Buses; Charter operations; Crash causes; Crash investigation; Crashworthiness; Distraction; Driver errors; Drugs; Injuries; Intercity travel; Manual safety belts
• Uncontrolled Terms: Armrests
• Geographic Terms: Atlantic City (New Jersey)
• Old TRIS Terms: Windows
• Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486299
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB/HAR-89/01/SUM
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM