Public Transportation Passenger Security Inspections: A Guide for Policy Decision Makers (2007) / Chapter Skim
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10 The inherent characteristics of public transportation systems make them vulnerable and attractive in terms of terrorist attacks.
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11 cause major disruptions of the regularity of transit service by overcrowding ticketing areas or platforms. Delays that cause a passenger to miss a train or bus would be a problem even during periods of time when there is infrequent service.
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12 Motorcoach The motorcoach industry operates intercity buses and chartered tour buses. As of 1999, the industry consisted of 4,000 private motorcoach companies operating in the United States and Canada who carried a total of about 860 million passengers.11 The need for PSIs is underscored by the fact that intercity bus drivers and passengers have often been the targets of assaults.
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13 security forces. Trained security personnel who are skilled in observation and surveillance are deployed at transportation facilities to detect suspicious activities and prevent security incidents.
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14 primarily portable trace detectors, has been procured and is in use in some of the transit systems. In transit systems, trace detectors are used to screen suspicious or abandoned packages or objects for explosives, minimizing or alleviating the need to shut down the system for an extended period of time.
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