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Title:

Evaluating Effectiveness of Video-Based Driver Risk Management Systems on Transit Safety
Cover of Evaluating Effectiveness of Video-Based Driver Risk Management Systems on Transit Safety

Accession Number:

01477745

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

In the mid-2000s, public transit agencies began testing a new form of onboard video event recorder technology on buses. These video-based driver risk management systems capture a video clip when triggered by an unusual event, such as hard braking, a sharp turn, or impact with an object. This represented the first time that onboard cameras were intentionally focused on transit operators as a safety strategy. The objective of this study was to determine whether video-based driver risk management systems have enhanced passenger safety by reducing the frequency and severity of collisions and injuries, while also identifying lessons learned from the implementation of such systems. Data collected from National Transit Database reports as well as from DriveCam, Inc., one of the video system manufacturers, was analyzed for trends in safety performance that could be linked to adoption of the systems. Additionally, interviews were conducted with the six U.S. transit agencies and three contract operators using the systems to assess the issues faced in implementing the technology and results thus far. The study shows that video-based driver risk management systems appear to have a positive impact on transit safety achieved through a reduction in collisions and injuries, as well as the risky driving behaviors that contribute to them. The systems provide transit mangers with a wealth of information about their employees’ driving habits that was not previously available. Transit agencies should strongly consider investing in video-based driver risk management systems as one component of an overall safety and training program.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP010 Transit Management and Performance.

Monograph Accession #:

01470560

Report/Paper Numbers:

13-4087

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Litschi, Michael
Haas, Peter J

Pagination:

18p

Publication Date:

2013

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2013-1-13 to 2013-1-17
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

References; Tables

Subject Areas:

Data and Information Technology; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I71: Traffic Theory; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2013 Paper #13-4087

Files:

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Feb 5 2013 12:47PM