Evaluation of rear-end bus collisions and identification of possible solutions : [summary].
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Evaluation of rear-end bus collisions and identification of possible solutions : [summary].

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    • Creators:
      Morris, William P.
    • Corporate Creators:
      University of South Florida
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    • Publication/ Report Number:
      BDK85-977-50
    • Resource Type:
      Tech Report
    • Geographical Coverage:
      Florida
    • Corporate Publisher:
      Florida. Dept. of Transportation
    • 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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