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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2019

Study testing Pedestrian-Avoidance Safety System for transit buses

Using Lidar technology, PASS is designed to help professionally-trained operators avoid or reduce the severity of a collision.

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Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2019

S.F.'s Salesforce Transit Center re-opens after 9-month closure

Hub was temporarily closed last September as a precaution after fissures were found in two beams on a third level bus deck.

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ArticlesJuly 2, 2019

How to Manage the Scene of a Motorcoach Accident or Crisis

By having a crisis/accident management plan in place and properly training your drivers in executing it, you can help keep them safe, and protect your passengers and your company’s reputation.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2019

APTA names 2019 winners of rail safety, security awards

LIRR, Miami-Dade, and Houston Metro were top winners in safety category. DART, Sound Transit, and WMATA named tops in security.

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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2019

Florida bill to speed passenger rail incident processing

The bill streamlines the investigative process when a train is involved in a crash with a motor vehicle.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2019

PSTA board approves funding for driver safety barriers on entire bus fleet

The safety upgrades come after HART bus driver Thomas Dunn was stabbed and killed on the job by a passenger on May 18 in Tampa.

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NewsJune 26, 2019

3 spatial tools to help you maintain your wayside PTC assets

With thousands of pieces of new infrastructure, railroads are asking: How are we going to manage all these safety-critical PTC assets?

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Newsby StaffJune 26, 2019

All San Francisco Muni LRV4 doors, two-car trains back in service

Between November 2017 and April 2019, there were three incidents that involved the rear-door that resulted in a passenger injury.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2019

Final report on Wash. Amtrak derailment urges 'System Safety' plan

In all, the NTSB issued 26 new safety recommendations and reiterated three existing safety recommendations in the report.

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2019

MBTA accelerates rail signal repairs after derailment

Red Line recovery work is expected to continue through the summer to gradually restore impacted portions of the Red Line to full service.

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