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69 Case Example Review -- Passive Technologies and Safety Practices Dallas Area Rapid Transit As a result of previous pilot studies, DART has deployed several technologies within the entire fleet to improve safety, including two different driver monitoring systems and an electronic pretrip inspection system. The two driver monitoring systems, DriveCam and SmartDrive, capture incidents such as speeding, hard braking, cornering too hard, driving without using the seatbelt, and falling asleep.
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70 Current Practices in the Use of Onboard Technologies to Avoid Transit Bus Incidents and Accidents Figure C-1. Street-side mirror with LED light.
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Passive Collision Avoidance Technologies and Safety Practices 71 tape placed vertically from bumper to roof as well as horizontally above the engine door and in the center section of the rear bumper. The destination sign was reprogrammed to display the word "STOP" when the bus was stopped.
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72 Current Practices in the Use of Onboard Technologies to Avoid Transit Bus Incidents and Accidents GoTriangle GoTriangle has implemented exterior vehicle security cameras on its bus fleet to help reduce collisions. Depending on its size, each GoTriangle bus is equipped with six to eight cameras capable of audio and video recording.
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Passive Collision Avoidance Technologies and Safety Practices 73 within the last three years, resulting in increased employee participation and the implementation of additional mitigation measures. Many of the reports included issues such as low-hanging branches and potholes, which were resolved as quickly as possible.
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74 Current Practices in the Use of Onboard Technologies to Avoid Transit Bus Incidents and Accidents Background Research Summary DMSs, such as DriveCam and SmartDrive, are passive technologies reported as successful in reducing bus accidents and incidents. Case example sites have indicated the use or testing of these systems, a number reporting the systems as effective in improving system safety.
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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012)
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