Emerging Risk Exposure

Bus Seat ConfigurationForward Facing Seats

Jerry Spears, Tracey Christianson, Christian DeVoll, WSTIPand Mike Burress, Community Transit

For the Washington State Transit Insurance PoolQuarterly Board Meeting, March 25, 2014

Overview of the Situation

New Flyer letter concerning the forward facing seats

Three Lens Situational Review

Operational/riskassessment Legal analysis EngineeringControls

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Operational/Risk Funding

If Seats are Removed, What are the effects?

On grant funding? On customer satisfaction/capacity Is this the only risk/are we creating

new risks? Is this only a New Flyer Risk?

Potential Solutions

Community Transit’s solution, Mike Burress, Risk Manager, Community Transit

Spokane Transit, Mike Toole, Safety and Security Manager, Spokane Transit

King County Metro

Options Considered

Doing Nothing Seat belts Case Forensics Ideas Q’straint Q’pod

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Option 4

Recall Potential

Overview of Efforts What is the Board’s appetite for

moving forward with a recall effort via (options): Class action suit – preliminary estimate

$100,000 Potential partners: California and Ohio

pools Pushing a federal recall

Questions

Jerry Spearsjerry@wstip.org360 786 1624

Tracey Christiansontracey@wstip.org360 786 1628

Chris DeVollchris@wstip.org360 786 1632