Investigation of internal bus safety measures

This project sought to: 1. Investigate the costs and associated implications of implementing vehicle-based countermeasures or actions; 2. Determine the economic value of each countermeasure or action; 3. Identify the tasks involved and the timing options for implementation. The project was conducted in two stages. During the first stage key stakeholders and bus manufacturers were contacted in an effort to collect information relating to the operation of school bus fleets across Australia. During the second stage the collected information was reviewed. The financial costs and implications associated with the potential implementation of the vehicle-based countermeasures under investigation were also examined as part of this review. This examination provides an analysis of the potential costs that could be expected if additional internal bus safety measures were implemented. This information is expected to assist jurisdictions in their consideration of school bus safety issues.

• Record URL:
  http://www.onlinepublications.austroads.com.au/items/AP-R213-02
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Austroads Project RS.SS.C.060
• Corporate Authors:

  Austroads

  Sydney, New South Wales   
• Authors:
  • Newman, S
  • Coutts, M
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 51p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Evaluation; Fleet management; Policy; School buses; Traffic safety; Vehicle safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road safety (engineering and vehicles)
• ATRI Terms: Cost; Crash countermeasure; Evaluation; Fleet management; Injury prevention; Policy; School bus; Vehicle safety
• Subject Areas: Policy; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01388736
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0855886366
• Report/Paper Numbers: AP-R213/02
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 23 2012 1:14AM