Transcript Florida DOT Accident Investigation

Toolbox for Transit Event
Investigation
Florida DOT
Project Manager: Mike Johnson
Developed with funding from the
National Center for Transit Research and the Florida Department of
Transportation by the Center for Urban Transportation Research
University of South Florida
Project Staff: Deborah Sapper & Amber Reep
MTAP Austin, TX
November 2007
Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox
Purpose:
•The Toolbox provides transit systems with
procedures, guidelines, and best practices for
conducting transit incident investigations.
•Oriented toward small, medium, rural transit
systems, but useful/adaptable for large urban
systems
Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox
• The Toolbox does not replace existing federally offered
training courses, but is intended to assist transit systems
in implementing and complying with State and/or Federal
requirements for conducting incident investigations.
• It is also intended to support the FTA’s Model Bus Safety
Program core element regarding safety data acquisition
and analysis.
• Conducted case studies, site visits for transit systems to
acquire best practices, procedures, guidelines
• North Carolina, New York, Texas, South Carolina,
Washington, Florida
Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox
• Contents:
• DVD 42 minute step by step training video
• Pocket Guide with overview of responsibilities,
procedures, and guidelines
• FTA - TSI “Guidelines for Recordability”
• Sample Forms, Reports, Checklists, Field
Sketches, etc.
• Bus Incident, Reporting, Tracking and Analysis
System
Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox
Contents
Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox
Pocket guide
Provides transit systems
a quick reference with
guidance, procedures
and best practices for
conducting transit incident
investigations.
Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox
Transportation Safety Institute (TSI)
Guidelines to Determine Collision
and Incident Recordability
Developed to assist transit agencies in
determining recordability/preventability
of collisions and incidents, based on
a high standard of defensive driving.
Provides a series of situations and
incident scenarios along with examples
for actions that would make an incident
recordable.
Incident Reporting, Tracking, Analysis System Database
- Enter incident data into a standardized form, run queries, view reports
- Analyze and report common trends in incident data over time
Training Video
The 42-minute training video provides guidance for
conducting an incident investigation.
Topics covered:
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Vehicle Fires
Event Data Recorders
Interviews
Drug And Alcohol Testing
Incident Review Boards
Police Reports
Grading Systems
Guidance For
Recordability
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Evidence Collection
Tire Marks
Skids
Fluids
Contact And Induced
Damage
• Exterior And Interior
Damage
• Photographs
• Field Sketching
Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox
Video and Toolbox are available for download on the
Transit Bus Safety Resource Guide Website
www.cutr.usf.edu/bussafety
Further Information:
Mike Johnson [email protected]
Debbie Sapper [email protected]
Thank You……..Questions