Toolbox for Transit Event Investigation

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox Contents

6. Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox Pocket guide Provides transit systems a quick reference with guidance, procedures and best practices for conducting transit incident investigations.

7. 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.

8. 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

9. Vehicle Fires Event Data Recorders Interviews Drug And Alcohol Testing Incident Review Boards Police Reports Grading Systems Guidance For Recordability Evidence Collection Tire Marks Skids Fluids Contact And Induced Damage Exterior And Interior Damage Photographs Field Sketching Training VideoThe 42-minute training video provides guidance for conducting an incident investigation.Topics covered:

10. 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 jamesmike.johnson@dot.state.fl.us Debbie Sapper sapper@cutr.usf.edu Thank You……..Questions