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FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, gave an overview of the state of bus transit safety, Safety Advisory 23-1: Bus-to-Person Collisions, transit worker assault and FTA safety regulatory activities.
FTA's Valerie Beck, Safety Assurance and Risk Management Division Chief facilitated an in-person public listening session to allow interested persons to present comments, views and relevant research on transit worker hours of service and fatigue risk management programs.
FTA sent an Immediate Action Letter to accept the modifications to work crew access limitations proposed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) on September 25, 2023.
Data from the National Transit Database shows that bus-to-person collisions remain a top safety concern accounting for 15 percent of fatalities from 2008 to 2021. FTA issued Safety Advisory 23-1 on September 19, 2023, recommending transit agencies that provide bus service consider mitigations...
Jeremy Furrer, Safety Policy and Promotion Division Chief in the Office of System Safety, provided an overview of the current transit safety landscape, including an update on current safety rulemaking activities and ways to engage with FTA.
FTA sent an Immediate Action Letter to clarify the restriction on the use of lone workers within the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) system issued by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
FTA hosted a webinar to discuss transit rail grade crossing safety from both operational and public education and outreach perspectives. FTA provided an overview and the Center for Urban Transportation Research and MxV Rail highlighted research on engineering aspects related to rail grade...
FTA’s September 2023 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight newsletter highlights the issuance of Safety Advisory 23-1: Bus-to-Person Collisions in the Federal Register and FTA's resources in support of Operation Lifesaver Inc.'s Rail Safety Week.
FTA issued Safety Advisory 23-1 to recommend that transit agencies that provide bus service consider mitigation strategies to reduce bus-to-person collisions.