Welcome to the
Florida Transit Safety and Operations Network (FTSON)
The purpose is to provide resources and a platform for discussion of safety and operational challenges, opportunities, and initiatives impacting public transportation providers in Florida.
Taking the perspective of a county administration, this contribution provides the quantity structures to motivate and develop customer-centric adjustment strategies of regional public bus systems, profoundly challenged by the deepening demographic and structural changes in rural parts of Germany. The sharp decrease in travel demand and modal share towards the private car versus the unchanged…
This paper presents the results of a survey of TriMet bus operators addressing safety risks in their assigned work. Surveyed risk factors were organized into five categories: vehicle design and condition; route layout; operating conditions; fatigue; an d stress. Operators perceived fatigue and stress to be the greatest sources of safety risk, with split shifts,…
This report highlights practices and policies implemented by transit agencies to deter and mitigate assaults on bus operators. View Report