Mar 01 California Grapples With High-Speed Rail Debate There's a big battle going on throughout the country, but especially in California, over whether to build very expensive high-speed rail systems. In these tough economic times, when the federal and the state governments don't have enough money to… Continue reading
Dec 13 Proposed Cell Phone Ban for Drivers: What Do You Think? The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday "called on the 50 states and the District of Columbia to ban the nonemergency use of PEDs (portable electronic devices) (other than those designed to support the driving task) for all drivers."… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch NTSB Answers Cell Phone Ban Questions Deborah Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board talks with Hari Sreenivasan about the board's recommendation to ban all cell phone use in vehicles. Continue watching
Aug 04 Reid: Deal Made to End FAA Shutdown Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid; Roll Call file photo Update 4:59 p.m. ET | Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday afternoon that a bipartisan compromise has been reached to end the partial Federal Aviation Administration shutdown that put… Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch LaHood: 2 Controllers Fired, but All Must Take 'Personal Responsibility' Federal officials moved to dispel new air-travel safety concerns after a military plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama breached the safety zone of another plane landing ahead of it. Gwen Ifill talks to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood about the latest… Continue watching
Apr 20 New 'Passenger Bill of Rights' Limits Tarmac Time, Reimburses Lost Bags Passengers wait in check-in lines (Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Wednesday a bulked-up version of the "Passenger Bill of Rights" for consumers traveling by air. The new set of protections is built on… Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch Airline Safety Checks: Reactive to Mishaps or Problem Prevention? Southwest Airlines continued safety inspections Monday after a hole opened in a jet's fuselage last week. Judy Woodruff talks with aviation expert John Goglia for insight. Continue watching
Mar 08 Buses Targeted by Guatemala City Gangs Bus drivers and their assistants have become frequent targets of extortion, threats and violent crimes in Guatemala City. Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch Transportation Secretary: Electronic Issue Not Cause of Toyota Recall Woes Jeffrey Brown speaks with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood about the investigation into Toyota's recalls of more than 12 million vehicles after thousands of drivers complained of unintended acceleration. LaHood said an investigation showed that electronic flaws do not appear to… Continue watching
Feb 02 One-Million Car March? By Elizabeth Shell A warning to those expecting EVs (electric vehicles) to clog the roadways anytime soon, or even to meet President Obama's stated goal of one million by 2015: it's not likely to happen, despite the fact that the U.S. has as… Continue reading