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ArticlesSeptember 24, 2012

GM Survey: Budgets stabilize, revenue alts sought

The average transit executive spent 23 years in the industry, with an average annual salary of $113,000, according to METRO’s seventh annual survey.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2012

MARTA, Apollo team for surveillance camera pilot

Each bus has 11 cameras; three outside and eight inside. There’s also a 17-inch, full-color monitor mounted behind the driver that lets customers view themselves and their surroundings in real time.

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ProductsSeptember 4, 2012

Safety switches

EAO’s E-Stops feature easily noticeable red twist-to-release actuators, industry compliant yellow bodies and foolproof design for added user protection.

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Newsby StaffAugust 24, 2012

FMCSA updates bus, truck safety enforcement program

The final Compliance Safety Accountability program changes will provide FMCSA with more precise information when assessing a company’s over-the-road safety performance.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2012

Md. MTA launches student pass program

There are about 36,000 Baltimore City public school students eligible for the S-Pass. The MTA is providing city schools with the S-Pass, lanyards and pouches, MTA-issued student identification and brochures explaining how the S-Pass works.

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Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2012

Anti-crash technology pilot launches in Mich.

Conducted by University of Michigan, the road test, or model deployment, is a first-of-its-kind test of connected vehicle technology in the real world.

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ArticlesAugust 17, 2012

Artificial Intelligence Targets Bad Behavior

San Francisco’s Muni is one of several transit operations using DHS grant monies to bolster its program with the use of video surveillance technology software that analyzes abnormal behavior, and thereby alerting systems to potential security and safety issues.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2012

Houston Metro targets worker safety during high temps

MetroRail and contractor Houston Rapid Transit are chilling 9,000 pounds of ice each day to make sure crews stay cool enough to work during the season’s high temperatures. Crews are given regular training to prevent and recognize heat illness and instructed to be aware of and limit disturbance to the community during early hours.

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Safety Cornerby Louie MaielloAugust 10, 2012

Are ‘Automatics’ a part of your bus operator training program?

Curb jumping. Heavy braking. Excessive speed. Dangerous action. These words are sometimes utilized and documented by training bus instructors when evaluating a trainee. Having these words appear early on in a training program is not rare; it’s when the training nears its end and these words are still being used on the trainee’s evaluation forms that should cause concern.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2012

Rosco unveils backup camera system for large buses

The Smart-Vision Backup Camera System is an advanced driver aide for large buses that includes a camera mounted on the back of the bus, sending images to a monitor installed inside the rear view mirror of the bus.

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