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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2020

Lytx report finds most risky driving trends in public transit

Findings include the five risky behaviors seen most often among transit drivers, most improved driving behaviors, and insights on how transit habits compare to those of other industries.

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Newsby StaffNovember 9, 2017

SFMTA launches distracted driving campaign

The agency is crowdsourcing data collection to determine how distracted driving impacts the city's communities.

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2017

Officials mull using Madison buses for texting-while-driving surveillance

The plan, contigent on a federal grant, would give deputies the ability to search for distracted drivers from a higher vantage point.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2016

SmartDrive rail safety system deployed on Cincinnati streetcar

System captures collisions and identifies operating risks and compliance issues. When an issue occurs, event video is immediately offloaded and management is notified within minutes of an incident.

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Newsby StaffOctober 26, 2015

UConn removes radios from all of its buses

The move was made after several complaints about the volume or genre of music, as well as to “reduce potential distractions in the bus.”

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Newsby StaffMay 26, 2015

Antelope Valley Transit experiments with digital bus ads

Other cash-strapped California transit agencies, facing rising operating costs, are watching the potentially lucrative test run with interest, as current state law restricts digital signage on buses to route and service information.

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Newsby StaffApril 21, 2015

N.Y. bus driver suspended after distracted driving caught on video

The incident was caught on cell phone video by a passenger who didn’t want to be identified out of fear of retaliation. The passenger said they shot the video out of concern for other passenger’s safety.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 16, 2015

BC Transit disciplining drivers for not calling out stops 'unfair,' union says

Bus drivers say the practice puts passenger safety at risk, because it is "an undue distraction."

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The dangers of ‘distracted commuting’

Over the past year, SEPTA officials have responded to a few track fall incidents each month. Surveillance cameras often show people — some talking or texting on their phones or otherwise distracted — walking past the yellow warning strip and landing into the track area. To decrease these incidents, SEPTA is making distracted commuting the focus of its second annual “Make the Safe Choice” Safety Day.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 16, 2014

NTSB unveils 2014 Top 10 'Most Wanted' improvements

Improving operational safety in rail transit made the list for the first time. The list also includes making improvements to occupant protection and fire safety, doing more to prevent distracted and impaired driving.

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