Notice2023-20259

Safety Advisory 23-1 Bus-to-Person Collisions

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September 19, 2023

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Transportation DepartmentFederal Transit Administration

Abstract

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is issuing Safety Advisory 23-1 to encourage agencies that provide bus service to consider mitigation strategies to reduce bus-to-person collisions. This safety advisory provides guidance on identifying specific hazards that may cause or contribute to bus-to-person collisions, completing a safety risk assessment, and developing mitigations to address the assessed safety risks for transit agencies. FTA's Safety Advisory 23-1 "Bus-to-Person Collisions" is available on the agency's public website (https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/safety/ fta-safety-advisories).

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20259]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration


Safety Advisory 23-1 Bus-to-Person Collisions

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Safety Advisory.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is issuing Safety 
Advisory 23-1 to encourage agencies that provide bus service to 
consider mitigation strategies to reduce bus-to-person collisions. This 
safety advisory provides guidance on identifying specific hazards that 
may cause or contribute to bus-to-person collisions, completing a 
safety risk assessment, and developing mitigations to address the 
assessed safety risks for transit agencies. FTA's Safety Advisory 23-1 
``Bus-to-Person Collisions'' is available on the agency's public 
website (<a href="https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/safety/fta-safety-advisories">https://www.transit.dot.gov/regulations-and-guidance/safety/fta-safety-advisories</a>).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph DeLorenzo, Associate 
Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight, FTA, telephone (202) 
366-1783 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3973564a5c4951177d5c75564b5c574356795d564d175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6ac899583968ec8a283aa899483889c89a6828992c8818990">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5329; 49 CFR 1.91 and 670.29)

Nuria I. Fernandez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-20259 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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