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•Rear-end is a prominent crash type among fatal transit
vehicle crashes:
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•When involved in rear-end crashes, buses were rear-ended
by others about 75% of the time, meaning buses rear-ending other vehicles 25%
of the time (about 3:1 ratio).
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•When bus were rear-ended by others, in most cases (over
50%) buses were not moving (such as traffic light or bus stop).
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•Angle Crashes (including left-turn head-on crashes):
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•About 60% of the time buses were going straight, 20% of
the time when buses were making turning movement.
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