Safety and Security Improvement in Public Transportation Based on Public Perception in Developing Countries

In this article, the authors examine the state of public transportation and paratransit in countries with less modern roadway infrastructure. The authors propose three ways in which safety in these countries can be improved: institutionally, managerially, and technologically. According to the authors, these three should be improved along three safety axes that they have defined. These include: 1) a general safety from crime while using public transportation, 2) traditional accident safety, e.g. accident mitigation, and 3) the perception of security, which involves the public’s general understanding of the transportation system’s safety. The authors also discuss transportation safety action drafts from Indonesia, Australia, the African continent, the United States, and the European Union. Upon reviews and data analyses, researchers developed a three-term action draft of their own.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Miniistry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan

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• Authors:
  • Joewono, Tri Basuki
  • Kubota, Hisashi
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 86-100
• Serial:
  • IATSS Research
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences
  • ISSN: 0386-1112

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Developing countries; Paratransit services; Public opinion; Public transit; Security; Transit safety
• Geographic Terms: Indonesia
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01029632
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 25 2006 7:13AM