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Title:

Transit Bus Safety in the U.S. – An Analysis Using the National Transit Database
Cover of Transit Bus Safety in the U.S. – An Analysis Using the National Transit Database

Accession Number:

01556527

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

There is growing interest in transit safety research. A close examination of transit safety incidents requires, to some extent, reliance on the National Transit Database (NTD). Due to limited availability and some data limitations, it can be challenging to use NTD data. This study uses a sample of NTD safety data, specifically for the motorbus and demand-response modes, augmented with interviews from the 17 participating transit agencies. Among the key findings are that over 55 percent of the sampled incidents resulted from actions of other vehicle drivers. Another vehicle hitting a stopped transit vehicle was the cause of 21 percent of the sample incidents, resulting in 8 fatalities. Ten percent of the sample incidents involved the transit vehicle colliding with a pedestrian or bicyclist, resulting in 32 fatalities. Seven percent of the sample incidents resulted in five or more injuries on the transit vehicle, and in 25 percent of these incidents, the transit vehicle was stopped. Areas for further study include recommended changes to the NTD safety reporting, and lessons learned or best practices regarding transit agency safety programs, training, work rules, and pedestrian/bike/auto awareness campaigns.

Supplemental Notes:

Alternate title: Transit Bus Safety in the United States: Analysis Using National Transit Database. This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP050 Bus Transit Systems.

Monograph Accession #:

01550057

Report/Paper Numbers:

15-6039

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Perk, Victoria
Staes, Lisa
Begley, Justin
Yegidis, Roberta

Pagination:

20p

Publication Date:

2015

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2015-1-11 to 2015-1-15
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

References; Tables

Identifier Terms:

National Transit Database

Geographic Terms:

United States

Subject Areas:

Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2015 Paper #15-6039

Files:

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 30 2014 2:01PM