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58 Accident: A collision event that may include a bus and one or more of the following: a pedestrian, a bicyclist, an automobile, a commercial vehicle, another bus, a rail vehicle, or a fixed object. Assault: "Overt physical and verbal acts by a passenger that interfere with the mission of a bus operator -- which is to complete his or her scheduled run safely -- and that adversely affect the safety of the operator and customers." (Nakanishi and Fleming 2011, p.
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Glossary 59 Safety: "The state in which the risk of injury to persons or damage to property is reduced to, and maintained at or below, an acceptable level through a continuing process of hazard identification and risk management." (Ahmed 2011) Security: "Freedom from harm resulting from intentional acts or circumstances." (Frazier, Nakanishi, and Lorimer 2009)
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