Bus operator safety : critical issues examination and model practices.

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• Corporate Creators:
  University of South Florida. Center for Urban Transportation Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  Florida. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Public transit
  • Transit operating agencies
  • Bus drivers
  • Occupational safety
  • Transit safety
  • Safety management
  • Driver licenses
  • Security
  • Driver training
  • Crimes aboard buses
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  BDK85 977-48 ; NCTR 77953-02
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Florida
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Transit Research (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  In this study, researchers at the National Center for Transit Research performed a multi-topic comprehensive ; examination of bus operator-related critical safety and personal security issues. The goals of this research ; effort were to: ; 1. Identify and discuss the organizational reporting structure related to safety departments and/or ; function within each of the 30 fixed route public transit agencies in Florida, with input also provided by ; transit agencies from across the U.S.; ; 2. Identify and document model policies and practices that address the post event condition of bus ; operators and their ability to return to duty; ; 3. Summarize the current practices related to driver’s licenses and criminal history background checks ; and identify model policies or procedures related to these record checks; ; 4. Examine the training opportunities being provided by transit agencies and report the successes of ; these training programs on reducing the safety and security issues related to distracted driving and ; assaults; and ; 5. Provide recommendations on how transit agencies can improve their training processes to be more ; effective in dealing with both the safety and security related issues discussed in this research
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27109/dot_27109_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.33 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e27be099488800b9ce4693e958224ae117263f5903fdaf778bd87fcb77654745