Moving the Bus Back into Traffic Safely-Signage and Lighting Configuration

Around the world, different lighting and signage technologies have been employed to improve the safety and operations of public transit buses. According to a study done by Luke Transportation Engineering, the most common cause of bus crashes was inattentive or careless driving on the part of private...

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Published inITE journal Vol. 79; no. 3; pp. 40 - 46
Main Authors Zhou, Huaguo, Bromfield, Stephanie, Datz, Amy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Institute of Transportation Engineers 01.03.2009
Subjects
Automobile drivers
Buses
Data analysis
Exterior lighting
Legislation
Light emitting diodes
Lighting
Literature reviews
Public transportation
Regulation
Roads & highways
School buses
State laws
Street signs
Studies
Traffic accidents & safety
Traffic control
Traffic flow
United States > US
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Summary:Around the world, different lighting and signage technologies have been employed to improve the safety and operations of public transit buses. According to a study done by Luke Transportation Engineering, the most common cause of bus crashes was inattentive or careless driving on the part of private automobile operators. The overall objective of this research was to help improve transit service by improving on-time schedules and the quality of service by assisting transit vehicles in safely re-entering the traffic stream. This research was conducted to help move the bus back into traffic safely using three tools: signage and lighting configurations, roadside signs and yield-to-bus (YTB) regulations. A statewide bus operators' survey was conducted to determine operators' opinions in regards to the effectiveness of different signage and current Florida YTB statutes. Field studies and a preliminary crash data analysis were used to supplement the survey results.
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ISSN:0162-8178