Deborah Hersman - If we don’t go, we don’t know.

If we don’t go, we don’t know.

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There is a standby team of experts that go to the site of any transportation accident as soon as it occurs to investigate the incident and learn what could be done better in the future to avoid similar accidents.

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Deborah Hersman, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board, Testimony, Senate Commerce Committee, Explaining to the committee that they will never know the cause of an accident that occurred during the Congressional government shut down, October 11, 2013

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About the Author

Deborah Hersman

Born: May 7, 1970
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Biography

Deborah A.P. Hersman is a former board member of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board who served as its 12th chairman. She completed two terms as chairman and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 16, 2013, for a third term. On March 11, 2014, she announced she would join the National Safety Council as its president and CEO. She is currently the chief safety officer at Waymo.

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