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- Steve Mortensen
- Federal Transit Administration
- ITS Safety Workshop on Connected Vehicles
- Chicago, Illinois
- August 2, 2011
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- Over 100 fatalities, with thousands of injuries annually
- Less than 1% of total traffic crash casualties, but often the front-page
news
- Over $250M in damages
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- Approximately 35% of all pedestrian-bus crashes occur during turning
maneuvers (and 49% of fatal bus-pedestrian crashes).
- Of these, 85% occur during left turns, and 15% during right turns.
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- This application was discussed and recommended by transit stakeholders
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- Conduct feasibility assessment of transit bus driving simulators for
Connected Vehicle research
- Serve multiple functions, including driver clinics, human factor
research, and driver training
- Project kick-off planned August 2011
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- Assess the applicability of current light vehicle safety applications
for transit vehicles
- Project kick-off planned August 2011
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