Bus Safety Study: A Report to Congress

https://doi.org/10.21949/15035892013PDFTech ReportFTA Report No. 0051FL-26-7117Transit safetyBus transitHighway safetyLaws and legislationRecommendationsEvaluationResearch reportsSafetyReport to CongressUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and InnovationStaes, LisaBegley, JustinPerk, VictoriaUniversity of South Florida. Center for Urban Transportation ResearchUnited States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology AdministrationUnited States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and InnovationFederal Transit AdministrationSection 20021(b) of the Moving Ahead for Progress for the 21st Century (MAP-21) legislation requires the Secretary of Transportation to submit a report of the results of a \u201cBus Safety Study\u201d to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. The report\u2019s objectives are to 1) examine the safety of public transportation buses that travel on highway routes where 50 percent or more of the route is on roads having a speed limit of more than 45 miles per hour, 2) examine the laws and regulations that apply to commercial over-the-road buses (OTRBs), and 3) provide recommendations as to whether additional safety measures should be required for public transportation buses that travel on highway routes.85