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
• Contract Numbers:

  BD-549-xx

  NCTR 7760-xx

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  605 Suwannee Street
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Project Managers:

  Stutts, Elizabeth

• 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