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... CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY 3 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background, 3 Audience, 3 Study Methodology, 3 Literature Review, 3 Survey, 4 Case Examples, 4 Content, 4 5 CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 7 CHAPTER THREE SURVEY RESULTS Respondents, 7 Functions, 7 Technical Capabilities and Integrations, 10 Maintenance, 12 Legal and Labor Relations Issues, 12 Training, 13 Financial Impacts, 13 14 CHAPTER FOUR CHALLENGES AND LESSONS LEARNED Challenges Overcome, 14 Lessons Learned, 14 16 CHAPTER FIVE CASE EXAMPLES Case Example: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 16 Case Example: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, 17 21 CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH 23 REFERENCES 24 BIBLIOGRAPHY 25 APPENDIX A SURVEY RESPONSES 70 APPENDIX B LIST OF PARTICIPATING TRANSIT AGENCIES Note: Many of the photographs, figures, and tables in this report have been converted from color to grayscale for printing. The electronic version of the report (posted on the web at www.trb.org)
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... SUMMARY ONBOARD CAMERA APPLICATIONS FOR BUSES Transit agencies across the country of every size are successfully using onboard camera applications for their buses for safety and security of bus operators and passengers, and they are reaping financial benefits while doing so. This synthesis provides practical examples of the technologies and opportunities currently in operation at large, medium, and small transit agencies across the country.
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... 3 The study focuses on the collection of information from agencies across the country (plus one from Canada) on their actual applications and use of cameras.
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... 4 to demonstrate various applications of the onboard electronic surveillance technologies. They shared details of their agency's policies, success stories, and "what's working." Agencies were selected based on their responses to the survey so that as many of the report topics as possible would be represented.

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