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Appendix C - Survey Results from Motor Coaches
Pages 51-54

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... 0 For hire: long-haul (over 500 miles from home base) 0 Private Fleet: long-haul 0 Private Fleet: local/short-haul 5 Passenger carrier: long-haul 4 Passenger carrier: local transit 0 Other (please specify)
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... (Mean = 3.6) 4 Strongly Agree 4 Agree 2 Neutral 2 Disagree 1 Strongly Disagree Please provide any further comments on your view of safety management issues relating to driver distraction: As a passenger transportation company, we have passenger distractions to contend with as well.
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... Identification of Effective Distracted Driving Countermeasures Please indicate which of the following distracted driving countermeasures you believe to be effective (whether present or not in your current operations) External to Company 5 insurance penalties for phone-linked crashes 9 increased fines for crashes with cell phone use 9 cell phone prohibition laws 9 broad education campaigns on risk of driving while using cell phones in particular 10 broad education campaigns on risks of distracted driving in general Internal to Company 12 maintaining a strong safety culture 13 strong focus on recruiting drivers with a demonstrated safety record 11 clear employee policies and consequences for policy violation 10 having a post-incident coaching tool (or metric)
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... 3 Highly Effective 6 Effective 4 Neutral 0 Ineffective 0 Highly Ineffective Highly Effective Effective Neutral Ineffective Highly Ineffective Highly Effective Effective Neutral Ineffective Highly Ineffective Highly Effective Effective Neutral Ineffective Highly Ineffective 2. Please indicate your view of the effectiveness of driver warnings based on visual alerts.
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