Guidebook for Mitigating Fixed-Route Bus-and-Pedestrian Collisions

This report will be of interest to public transportation systems that provide fixed-route bus services and their communities. This Guidebook will assist small, medium, and large transit agencies and their community members in better understanding bus-and-pedestrian collisions and in determining preventative or remedial strategies for reducing the frequency and severity of these types of collisions. The Guidebook is divided into four parts. Part I discusses how to mitigate the four most common collision types and circumstances. Part II presents a variety of mitigation strategies with detailed information for over 80 applications of the strategies. Part III contains 14 case studies, which provide in-depth examples for the best documented applications. Part IV presents a discussion of important considerations for improving pedestrian safety around transit buses