Categories: Transportation Bus Passenger Safety TASA ID: 1013 On Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at 2 p.m. ET, The TASA Group, Inc., in conjunction with transportation and traffic engineer Carl Berkowitz, presented a free, one-hour, interactive webinar, Bus Passenger Safety, for all legal professionals.Passengers expect to go from point A to point B safely. Upon embarking on a bus trip the passenger places his or her fate in the operator’s hands and it a reasonable expectation that the bus driver will take due care of the passenger.Needless to say, the safety of bus passengers is a major concern of the industry and the traveling public. Passenger injuries result from slips and falls while boarding or leaving the bus, injuries while on board the bus and injuries accessing and leaving the bus stop.This seminar discussed a number of topics that affect passenger safety: Driver selection and hiring practicesDriver behavior and human errorDriver training and retrainingSafety programsGuidelines for acceleration, deceleration and sudden turnsRight-turn/left-turn and bus stop collisionsDesign and location of bus stopsVehicle design and safetyNational standards of passenger care About the ExpertCarl Berkowitz has extensive, broad-based transportation and traffic engineering experience. Held positions in industry, government and higher education. Plaintiff and defendant expert. Explains complex technical issues, research and safety evaluations. Expertise: pedestrian-passenger; passenger terminal/station; school, transit, commuter bus; subway; light and commuter rail; passengers on track; rail crossing; bicycle and motorcycle; pedestrian-vehicle collision; slip, trip and fall. Previous Article Refinancing Tax Problems for TIC Owners with CMBS Financing Next Article Survey Research Methods Planning and Designing a Survey Print Tasa ID1013