Evaluation of rear-end bus collisions and identification of possible solutions : [summary].
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2014-03-01
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Abstract:As transit ridership continues to grow, the
increasing deployment of buses certainly provides
more opportunities for car-bus collisions. Pull out bays, more bus stops, and dedicated lanes
mean that drivers must be more aware of buses
and accommodate their maneuvers in and out of
traffic. In this project, University of South Florida
researchers sought answers to a series of questions
about car-bus rear end collisions: Are these
collisions increasing? What is their prevalence?
What conditions promote these collisions? What
strategies can reduce the number and severity of
collisions? How do Yield-to-Bus laws and pull-out
bays affect these collisions?
Examining the literature and reports related
to the incidence of car-bus rear end collisions
revealed limited research. The researchers found
studies documenting times and types of locations
of bus collisions, but no substantive work on
causes or prevalence of bus collisions. So, trends
or prevention/mitigation strategies were not
clear. However, data were available from the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA), which since
2008, has counted rear end collisions as a category
in transit authority reporting. FTA data for 2008-2012 were compiled for total, bus-rear-ending-car,
and car-rear-ending-bus collisions for the U.S. and
territories, the ten FTA regions, Florida, 18 Florida
transit agencies, and the six most populous states
in 2012 (CA, FL, IL, NY, PA, TX).
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