toolbox for transit event investigation florida dot project manager: mike johnson developed with...
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Toolbox for Transit Event Investigation
Florida DOT Project Manager: Mike Johnson
Developed with funding from the National Center for Transit Research and the Florida Department of
Transportation by the Center for Urban Transportation ResearchUniversity of South Florida
Project Staff: Deborah Sapper & Amber ReepMTAP Austin, TXNovember 2007
Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox
Purpose:
•The Toolbox provides transit systems with procedures, guidelines, and best practices for conducting transit incident investigations.
•Oriented toward small, medium, rural transit systems, but useful/adaptable for large urban systems
Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox
• The Toolbox does not replace existing federally offered training courses, but is intended to assist transit systems in implementing and complying with State and/or Federal requirements for conducting incident investigations.
• It is also intended to support the FTA’s Model Bus Safety Program core element regarding safety data acquisition and analysis.
• Conducted case studies, site visits for transit systems to acquire best practices, procedures, guidelines
• North Carolina, New York, Texas, South Carolina, Washington, Florida
Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox
• Contents:
• DVD 42 minute step by step training video
• Pocket Guide with overview of responsibilities, procedures, and guidelines
• FTA - TSI “Guidelines for Recordability”
• Sample Forms, Reports, Checklists, Field Sketches, etc.
• Bus Incident, Reporting, Tracking and Analysis System
Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox Contents
Pocket guide
Provides transit systems a quick reference with guidance, procedures and best practices for conducting transit incident investigations.
Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox
Transportation Safety Institute (TSI)
Guidelines to Determine Collision and Incident Recordability
Developed to assist transit agencies in
determining recordability/preventability
of collisions and incidents, based on
a high standard of defensive driving.
Provides a series of situations and incident scenarios along with examples for actions that would make an incident recordable.
Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox
Incident Reporting, Tracking, Analysis System Database- Enter incident data into a standardized form, run queries, view reports- Analyze and report common trends in incident data over time
Training VideoThe 42-minute training video provides guidance for
conducting an incident investigation.Topics covered:
• Vehicle Fires• Event Data Recorders• Interviews• Drug And Alcohol Testing• Incident Review Boards• Police Reports• Grading Systems• Guidance For
Recordability
• Evidence Collection• Tire Marks • Skids• Fluids• Contact And Induced
Damage• Exterior And Interior
Damage• Photographs• Field Sketching
Video and Toolbox are available for download on the
Transit Bus Safety Resource Guide Website
www.cutr.usf.edu/bussafety
Further Information:
Mike Johnson [email protected]
Debbie Sapper [email protected]
Thank You……..Questions
Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox