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

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. Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox

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: 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

Video and Toolbox are available for download on the Transit Bus Safety Resource Guide Website Further Information: Mike Debbie Thank You……..Questions Bus Transit Event Investigation Toolbox