{"product_id":"2940149096268","title":"Motorcoach Run-Off-the-Bridge and Rollover Sherman, Texas (2008)","description":"About  12:45 a.m.  on  August  8,  2008,  a  56-passenger  motorcoach  was  northbound  on  U.S. \u003cbr\u003eHighway 75 when it was involved in a single-vehicle accident in Sherman, Texas. The motorcoach had left  Houston,  Texas,  about  8:30  p.m.  on  August  7,  2008,  with  a  driver  and  55  passengers  onboard, en route to Carthage, Missouri. Before the crash, the motorcoach was traveling in the right lane of the four-lane divided highway. As the motorcoach approached the Post Oak Creek  near Sherman, its right steer  axle  tire  failed.  The  motorcoach  departed  the  roadway,  overrode  a  7-inch-high,  18-inch-wide concrete  curb,  and  struck  the  metal  bridge  railing.  After  riding  against  the  bridge  railing for about 120 feet, the motorcoach went through the railing and off the bridge. It fell about 8 feet and slid on its right side before coming to rest on the inclined earthen bridge abutment  adjacent to the creek. As a result of the accident,  17 motorcoach passengers died, the  motorcoach  driver received serious injuries, and 38 passengers received minor-to-serious injuries.\u003cbr\u003eThe  major  safety  issues  identified  in  the  accident  investigation  included  the  need  for  tire  pressure monitoring  systems  on  commercial  vehicles;  the  need  for  criteria  for  the  selection  of  bridge  railing designs;  the  lack of oversight of the Federal commercial vehicle  inspections delegated to the states;  the lack of motorcoach occupant protection systems; and  the  deficiencies in Federal safety oversight of new entrant motor carriers.  As a result of its investigation, the NTSB makes recommendations to the Federal Highway  Administration,  the  Federal  Motor  Carrier  Safety  Administration  (FMCSA),  the  National Highway  Traffic  Safety  Administration  (NHTSA),  the  American  Association  of  State  Highway  and Transportation Officials, the  American  Association of  Motor  Vehicle  Administrators, and Motor Coach \u003cbr\u003eIndustries, Inc. The NTSB also reiterates previous recommendations to the FMCSA and NHTSA","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111834697968,"sku":"2940149096268","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149096268_p0.jpg?v=1763711892","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149096268","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}