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31 JANUARY 2019 Transport for London: Bus Safety Standard
Kerri Cheek, Bus Safety Development Manager, Bus Operations, TfL 2 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD Overview
• Vision Zero for London and the bus network
• Casualties: who is killed and injured on the bus network
• Bus Safety Standard
Safety measures Bus Safety Standard Roadmap Casualty benefits
• Bus Safety Innovation Challenge 3 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD
Vision Zero for London and the bus network 4 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD Vision Zero and the Mayor’s Transport Strategy
Minimising road danger is fundamental to the creation of streets where everyone feels safe walking, cycling and using public transport.
London is adopting Vision Adopting Vision Zero ... Zero for the whole transport will be central to the network. overall success of the The approach is in line with Healthy Streets TfL’s vision: Everyone home Approach. safe and healthy every day. 5 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD Aiming for Zero 6 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD Today’s reality
Bus collisions26 On board 11 9 7 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD
Bus Safety Standard
For more information go to: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and- reports/bus-safety-data 8 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD Safety Measures Vision Standard for Runaway bus Buses prevention
Acoustic Conspicuit Advanced Emergency Braking y
Occupant Friendly Intelligent Speed Assistance Interiors 20
VRU Frontal Pedal Application Crashworthiness Error 9 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA)
Actively being rolled out onto London’s 20 bus fleet
c.700 buses to have active mandatory ISA on over 50 routes by April 2019 10 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD Vision Standard for Buses
Class II mirror only Class II mirror + blind spot mirror 11 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD Acoustic Conspicuity: AVAS
Developing one ‘urban bus’ sound for use across TfL’s quiet running bus fleet 12 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD Advanced Emergency Braking 13 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD VRU Frontal Crashworthiness 14 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD Occupant Friendly Interiors 15 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD Roadmap 16 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD Casualty Benefits 17 TFL BUS SAFETY STANDARD
Bus Safety Innovation Challenge
‘...a call to industry for safety innovation in the bus market...’ 18
Thank you
Contact Kerri Cheek [email protected] Bus Safety Development Manager Bus Operations Directorate, TfL