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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2014

One-quarter of N.Y. paratransit drivers use cellphones, report says

The inspectors also found that 36% drove dangerously and 6% had been seen speeding.

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Safety Cornerby Louie MaielloJune 5, 2014

Keeping your drivers on the bus from ‘hire to retire’

All too often what was taught during the initial training period can get diluted by what other operators may be saying or doing. Well-meaning veterans sometimes offer advice in an effort to “help” new operators that might be inconsistent with what was just taught to them on the training bus. Would you even recognize your past students by their driving performance? Do they resemble the student that you personally qualified into passenger service?

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Newsby StaffJune 5, 2014

Driver who crashed into bus to be charged with DUI

The driver allegedly ran a red light before striking a bus that in turn crashed into another truck on Tuesday night.

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2014

Surveillance video helps police capture man who assaulted driver

The man, who punched a Madison Metro Transit driver twice in the face last April, was arrested on Monday and tentatively charged with battery.

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Newsby StaffMay 5, 2014

KCATA making services more accessible, eco-friendly and safe

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority is well on its way through several projects that will make its services more accessible and environmentally friendly, while also improving safety for passengers and employees.

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Newsby StaffApril 28, 2014

Ask the Expert - Judi Bonilla, Travel Trainer

As a gerontologist, Bonilla, who works for San Diego-based We Get Around!, saw early on the benefits travel training can offer older adults.

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Safety Cornerby Louie MaielloApril 3, 2014

Driver training: Avoid confusion between basic skills and route instruction

The "Training Bus Instructor" (TBI) spends hours diligently working with a new hire candidate to provide basic skills training. Through this process, the required skills and knowledge successfully transfers to the student operator and they are released to a "Route Familiarization Operator" (RFO) that will help them learn the routes.

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Newsby StaffApril 2, 2014

Peter Pan celebrates 1, 2 million mile safe drivers

The company has consistently achieved high safety ratings and is proud to have more million mile safe drivers than any other bus company its size, according to Peter Pan.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2014

CUTA calls for stiffer sentences on operator attacks

The effort comes on the heels of a bus driver being punched in the face last week, which brings the number of reported assaults in the Vancouver region alone this year to 42. Meanwhile, Vancouver’s transit system launched a new "Don’t Touch Our Operators" campaign.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2014

Chicago train crash caused by operator fatigue, union says

A union representative reported in a news conference that the woman said she had recently worked extensive overtime recently and was "extremely tired" at the time of the accident. NTSB says the train was traveling at a normal speed of 25 mph before it crashed.

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