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Federal law currently caps liability for passenger rail accidents at $200 million, but attorneys for the victims of the 2008 rail accident say costs will far exceed that amount.
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System will capture video and audio inside and outside of Metrobuses, detect when an operator makes a defensive move to avoid an accident, brakes or accelerates suddenly, turns sharply, or is involved in an incident.
Read More →Project provided 5,828 dispatches in two years, for a cost of $177 per call. The Taxi & Limo Commission received about eight calls per day for the service – far below the 250 calls expected, officials report.
Read More →After New York City MTA cut 38 bus lines and reduced service on another 76, advocates say the cuts have had a disparate impact on the disabled and plan to file suit based on a discrimination claim.
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Equipped to accommodate 15 passengers, the buses feature El Dorado Aerotech bodies, are built on Ford F-450 chassis and include a fuel door micro switch to prohibit accidental drive-away.The buses also include new electronic destination signs.
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In a pilot program to diversify its mix of vehicles, MTA is looking at "purpose-built wheelchair accessible vehicles." The MV-1's upfront and maintenance costs would add up to less than that of a traditional paratransit bus, officials say.
Read More →Flex-T, a Web-based paratransit and specialized transportation management program, helps agencies increase utilization, consolidate passenger trips, reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and improve customer service.
Read More →After Clayton County’s C-Tran bus service was cut in March, a long-defunct, free medical transportation program was brought back for wheelchair-bound county residents.
Read More →Service would allow customers to set up a time for a shuttle to pick them up and take them to their destination for a set fare.
Read More →Will now provide accessible customer-based travel information and trip planning services to a 4,000 square mile rural region with a population of 300,000 people.
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