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A double decker OC Transpo bus collided with a derailed VIA Rail Canada train on Wednesday, killing six bus passengers and injuring at least 34 others.
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The campaign features a series of messages highlighting the dangers of activities such as trying to retrieve items dropped onto the tracks, standing too close to the edge of a platform, or trespassing along the railroad right of way.
Read More →Adif, Spain’s rail infrastructure company, identified 80 "transition points" on its network where trains are required to significantly decelerate and installed signs at these locations to remind drivers to slow down.
Read More →A new memorandum of understanding will renew and intensify collaboration on transportation safety and jointly develop new educational materials.
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Ambassadors are positioned at key Blue Line locations in two shifts, Monday through Friday, when accidents are likely to occur, to answer questions and to warn and educate pedestrians and passengers about the dangers of standing too close to the tracks.
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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is recruiting retired operators as safety ambassadors to help familiarize residents in neighborhoods with new rail systems with rail safety issues.
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Features MBTA riders and staff singing along to hip hop inspired song, "The Safety Bounce," to promote safety on the transit system. Officials hope the song will help school children remember key safety lessons when riding public transportation.
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The judge who is overseeing an investigation into a train accident in Spain last month presented preliminary charges against Adif, the state-run rail infrastructure company. The attention has focused until now on the driver of the train, which derailed near the northwestern city of Santiago de Compostela, killing 79 people and injuring many more.
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The new officers join 64 licensed and sworn full-time and 60 existing part-time officers.
Read More →The human brain is incapable of simultaneously processing two cognitively demanding tasks, such as talking with someone on a cell phone while operating a vehicle.
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