2023-20259. Safety Advisory 23-1 Bus-to-Person Collisions

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of Safety Advisory.

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 ( https://www.transit.dot.gov/​regulations-and-guidance/​safety/​fta-safety-advisories).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight, FTA, telephone [phone] or [e-mail].

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

Nuria I. Fernandez,

Administrator.