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49 Over the past decade, bus collision and fatality rates have followed a generally increasing trend, while bus injury rate trends have slightly decreased. Casualty and liability costs rates have also trended upward over the past decade.
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50 Current Practices in the Use of Onboard Technologies to Avoid Transit Bus Incidents and Accidents The most significant barriers to implementation of collision avoidance technologies on transit buses are cost and return on investment concerns, retrofitting challenges, and union or operator resistance. Of the 55 percent of respondent agencies that surveyed their employees for feedback on the collision avoidance technology, 36 percent had mostly positive feedback, 29 percent had mixed reactions, and 14 percent had mostly negative feedback.
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Conclusions 51 and industry input establish that upgrading is an important element, as these technologies are evolving at a rapid pace. Case example agencies recommended that peer agencies work closely with vendors and negotiate allowances for system upgrades.
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52 Current Practices in the Use of Onboard Technologies to Avoid Transit Bus Incidents and Accidents Since 2015, following the installation of the Protran Safe Turn Alert System, SEPTA saw a 54 percent decrease in left-turn pedestrian knockdowns, a 50 percent decrease in right-turn pedestrian knockdowns, and a 41 percent decline in total pedestrian knockdown incidents. SEPTA indicated that these reductions were due not only to the implementation of the system but also to the initiation of its "Bus/Pedestrian Collision Mitigation Program." Case example agencies note the importance of data tracking and trending.
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Conclusions 53 robust data collection and analyses processes, identified pedestrian knockdowns as a critical concern. In response, SEPTA utilized a third party to analyze specific pedestrian knockdown incidents and provide recommendations for mitigation alternatives.
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54 Current Practices in the Use of Onboard Technologies to Avoid Transit Bus Incidents and Accidents result in statistically significant analyses and findings. A number of survey respondents indicated that it was very difficult to document safety improvements resulting from the technologies, although 47 percent of respondents indicated that they did have documented improvements.
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Conclusions 55 or recommended practices that address the procurement of technologies and the many aspects of technology vendor negotiations and contracting. The suggested guide could focus on performance-based procurement language.
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