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1 According to the National Transit Database (NTD) , there were 4,750 collisions, 16,338 injuries, 98 fatalities (NTD 2018)
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2 Current Practices in the Use of Onboard Technologies to Avoid Transit Bus Incidents and Accidents identified human factors related to not following policies or procedures as the most common causal factors in safety events. When asked how risk is identified within their agencies, most respondents reported multiple methods, such as reviewing accident reports, employee reporting, tracking performance metrics trends, customer complaints, and internal safety reviews.
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Summary 3 relative to a crosswalk, and modifying the alerts for when the driver has passed the crosswalk. The use of the global positioning system (GPS)
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4 Current Practices in the Use of Onboard Technologies to Avoid Transit Bus Incidents and Accidents light warning on the exterior of the bus to attract the attention of distracted or vulnerable road users. The Protran Safe Turn Alert System also includes data logging and GPS features.
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