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Safety Advisory 23-1 Bus-to-Person Collisions

Notice of Safety Advisory.

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is issuing Safety Advisory 23-1 to encourage agencies that provide bus service to consider mitigation strategies to reduce bus-to-person collisions. This safety advisory provides guidance on identifying specific hazards that may cause or contribute to bus-to-person collisions, completing a safety risk assessment, and developing mitigations to address the assessed safety risks for transit agencies. FTA's Safety Advisory 23-1 "Bus-to-Person Collisions" is available on the agency's public website (https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/safety/ fta-safety-advisories).

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