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76 APPENDIX F APTA Recommended Practice: Reducing Agency-Controlled Distractions While Operating a Vehicle on Agency Time
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77 A P T A S T A N D A R D S D E V E L O P M E N T P R O G R A M RECOMMENDED PRACTICE American Public Transportation Association 1666 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 APTA BTS-BS-RP-006-09 Published December 31, 2009 APTA Standards Bus Safety Working Group This Recommended Practice represents a common viewpoint of those parties concerned with its provisions, namely, transit operating/planning agencies, manufacturers, consultants, engineers and general interest groups. The application of any standards, practices or guidelines contained herein is voluntary.
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78 © 2009 American Public Transportation Association Participants The American Public Transportation Association greatly appreciates the contributions of the APTA Standards Bus Standards Bus Safety Working Group, who provided the primary effort in the drafting of this Recommended Practice: George Karbowski, Chair Juan Battle Clyde Earl Rufus Francis Peggy Hanson Don Jans Michael Kirchanski Karen Kozal Kerry Legg Raymond Lopez Steven Luther Jeffery O'Conner Sue Quick John Romanchik Gene Sampract Sue Stewart Gardner Tabon Carol Taylor Richard Unda Lee Vega Erike Young Contents 1. Agency-controlled distractions .................................................
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79 APTA-BTS-BS-RP-006-09 | Reducing Agency-Controlled Distractions While Operating a Vehicle on Agency Time © 2009 American Public Transportation Association 1 1. Agency-controlled distractions There are many types of agency-controlled devices, conditions and activities that might distract the driver or operator from safely operating a vehicle.
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80 APTA-BTS-BS-RP-006-09 | Reducing Agency-Controlled Distractions While Operating a Vehicle on Agency Time © 2009 American Public Transportation Association 2 • Eliminate the distraction. • Reduce or mitigate the distraction through engineering controls.
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81 APTA-BTS-BS-RP-006-09 | Reducing Agency-Controlled Distractions While Operating a Vehicle on Agency Time © 2009 American Public Transportation Association 3 Annex A Excerpt from Traffic Safety Facts Research Note on driver cell phone use Driver hand-held cell phone use decreased to 5 percent in 2006 compared to 6 percent in 2005. This downturn in handheld cell phone use is the first since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began estimating driver cell phone use in 2000 through its National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS)
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82 APTA-BTS-BS-RP-006-09 | Reducing Agency-Controlled Distractions While Operating a Vehicle on Agency Time © 2009 American Public Transportation Association 4 Annex B NHTSA press release on driver inattention, April 20, 2006 Driver inattention is the leading factor in most crashes and near-crashes, according to a landmark research report released today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI)
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83 APTA-BTS-BS-RP-006-09 | Reducing Agency-Controlled Distractions While Operating a Vehicle on Agency Time © 2009 American Public Transportation Association 5 Annex C Accident investigation for supervisors The purpose of assembling the investigation is to provide guidance and recommendations on assembling the collision investigation report. Also consider the following benefits: • Reduced liability: Who or what caused the collision?
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84 APTA-BTS-BS-RP-006-09 | Reducing Agency-Controlled Distractions While Operating a Vehicle on Agency Time © 2009 American Public Transportation Association 6 There are five different forms of fluid debris: • Splashdown: A fluid container is ruptured and fluid splashes onto the road surface (such as radiator fluid)
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85 APTA-BTS-BS-RP-006-09 | Reducing Agency-Controlled Distractions While Operating a Vehicle on Agency Time © 2009 American Public Transportation Association 7 • intelligence • quantitative or blanket statements • Transposition: • sequence of events out of order • Post accident loss of memory: • frightening or traumatic • subconscious response • Credibility assessment: • general demeanor • prejudicial statements • tendency toward drama • easily swayed • subconscious response • Environnent: • vision obstructions or impairments • noise • weather conditions • Physiological factors: • hearing or vision • drugs or alcohol • subconscious response • Health: • fatigue • stress • illness • subconscious response • Psychological factors: • judgment • revenge or retaliation • rationalization • incrimination • subconscious response • Personalities: • witness • yourself It takes practice, patience and empathy to be an effective interviewer.
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86 APTA-BTS-BS-RP-006-09 | Reducing Agency-Controlled Distractions While Operating a Vehicle on Agency Time © 2009 American Public Transportation Association 8 References American Public Transportation Association, Recommended Practice, "Reducing Driver-Controlled Distractions while Operating a Vehicle on Agency Time," APTA BTS-BS-RP-005-09, 2009. Glassbrenner, Donna, and Tony Jianqiang Ye, Traffic Safety Facts Research Note, "Driver Cell Phone Use in 2006 -- Overall Results," National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT HS 810 790, July 2007.
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