Treatments Used at Pedestrian Crossings of Public Transit Rail Services (2015) / Chapter Skim
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CHAPTER 3: TRANSIT CRASH DATABASES OVERVIEW OF AVAILABLE CRASH DATABASES There are two primary sources of data related to collisions between transit rail vehicles and pedestrians. Light rail and streetcar safety data are through the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
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Both commuter rail and the Alaska Railroad report security incidents to the NTD but safety reporting falls under the guidance of FRA. Reportable incidents within the Safety and Security module are defined as an event that is related to or affects revenue service and meets one or more reporting thresholds: • A fatality due to an incident including suicides, but excluding deaths by natural causes, or deaths not associated with an incident.
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Federal Railroad Administration – Office of Safety Analysis FRA's accident/incident reporting requirements, found in 49 CFR Part 225, are currently issued under the dual statutory authority of the Accident Reports Act of 1910 and the Federal Safety Act of 1970 (38)
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1. A location where a public highway, road, or street, or a private roadway, including associated sidewalks, crosses one or more railroad tracks at grade.
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Table 1. Pedestrian fatalities and injuries reported by transit agencies operating light rail and streetcar transit systems, 2008–2012.
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• Little Rock, AR (River Rail Streetcar) : from Light Rail (LR)
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person on a highway-rail crossing is not classified as a trespasser unless the crossing is protected by gates, or other similar barriers that were closed when the person went on the crossing" (40)
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Table 2. Commuter rail fatalities and injuries by type of person.
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