To ensure the safe navigation of American roadways, it is essential to consider a comprehensive range of solutions that prioritize road safety.
Our public space needs to work for us 365 days a year — now more than ever.
Some have raised concerns given their small size, lower center of gravity than bikes, and relatively high speeds, and exposure to conflicts with vehicles or pedestrians.
Using Lidar technology, PASS is designed to help professionally-trained operators avoid or reduce the severity of a collision.
Study participants rank third-party liability as top risk facing the transit industry.
The campaign encourages citizens to leave their cars behind to walk, taking public transit or ride a bicycle.
The agency will install the safety technology on its fleet of nearly seventy fixed-route vehicles.
The investments will contribute to the ongoing implementation of the 58 projects and policies identified in Go Boston 2030, which is the city’s long-term transportation plan unveiled in 2017.
John Krafcik said that in the case of pedestrians or pedestrians with a bicycle, “we have a lot of confidence that our technology would be robust and would be able to handle situations like that one."
By reducing bus collisions with pedestrians and other vehicles, the technology can prevent accidents and fatalities, reduce transit operator costs, and decrease travel interruptions.
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