Practices to Protect Bus Operators from Passenger Assault (2011) / Chapter Skim
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. Nakanishi, Y., TCRP Synthesis 80: Transit Security Update, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2009.
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and J Volinski, Cops, Cameras, and Enclosures: A Synthesis of Effectiveness of Methods to Provide Enhanced Security for Bus Operators, Report No.
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Although there are significant differences between passenger assaults against bus operators and terrorism, training courses focused on terrorism awareness can be useful for conveying the importance of awareness and spotting suspicious behaviors. Terrorist Activity Recognition and Reaction (TARR)
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2009. The document aims to assist transit agencies recruit and retain bus operators.
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As with self-defense training, techniques must be practiced regularly or the ability to use it during emergency situations might be lost. Based on a variety of factors, including the advantages and disadvantages listed in this section, Houston METRO decided to issue pepper gel 1 to its bus operators.
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Evaluating the pepper spray risks under real-world conditions is difficult because every situation is unique, the number of in-custody deaths is very low, and it is impossible to replicate certain scenarios safely for testing purposes. Therefore, the National Institute of Justice report states that it "cannot prove that pepper spray will never be a contributing factor in the death of a subject resisting arrest." (The implications of the researcher's conclusions are that pepper spray or the gel form of the same substance would be effective for bus operators trying to stop an assault, but may not be that effective on persons who are on drugs, and that the possibility of injury or death cannot be ruled out.)
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TCRP Research Results Digest 58: Safety and Security Issues at All-Bus Systems in Small- to Medium-Sized Cities in Western Europe, International Transit Studies Program. Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2003.
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