You're right, tw.
NTSB identifies the problem, but has no authority to force them to fix it, and the real underlying problem is the way Metro runs through 3 jurisdictions, so there is no single entity in charge of it.
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With undisguised irritation, Hersman [the NTSB Chair] criticized Metro for not implementing many previous NTSB recommendations aimed at improving safety. "It's almost like we are talking with someone who is tone-deaf. They are not hearing it, they are not getting it and they are not addressing the problems," she said. "Our frustration is that if they don't listen this time, I am not sure what can be done."
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Congress needs to step in and transfer oversight of Metro to the Feds. It needs a single qualified leader. And a single dependable funding source to supplement fares.