A Qualitative Analysis of Bus Simulator Training on Transit Incidents--A Case Study in Florida
The objective of this research project will be to study the impact of simulator training on transit incidents with a specific focus on Florida public transit agencies. The specific research will be to: (1)Provide a brief history of simulator training in the transit industry; (2)Provide a summary of how simulators are being incorporated into Florida's transit properties; (3)Analyze, track and trend incident data pre and post simulator procurement; (4)Identify the impacts simulator incorporation has on incidents; and, (5)Qualitatively measure those impacts.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
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Contract Numbers:
BD-549-xx
NCTR 7760-xx
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Sponsor Organizations:
Florida Department of Transportation
605 Suwannee Street
Tallahassee, FL United States 32399-0450 -
Project Managers:
Stutts, Elizabeth
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Performing Organizations:
National Center for Transit Research
Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue, CUT 100
Tampa, FL United States 33620 -
Principal Investigators:
Staes, Lisa
Reep, Amber
- Start Date: 20070904
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- Source Data: RiP Project 14471
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bus crashes; Bus transit; Bus transit operations; Bus transportation; Driving simulators; Incident management; Research projects; Traffic incidents; Training
- Geographic Terms: Florida
- Subject Areas: Education and Training; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01460249
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: National Center for Transit Research
- Contract Numbers: BD-549-xx, NCTR 7760-xx
- Files: UTC, RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:21PM