Ed Watt, MS

4/20/2011
Ed Watt
Director of Health and Safety
Transport Workers Union
Professional Urban Bus Operators Are Constantly
Driving Under Distracted Conditions
Driving Under Distracted Conditions
[email protected]
Fare Collection/Evasion
Traffic-Pedestrians
Passengers
Schedules
ADA Announcements
Fear of Violence
Bus Operator’s History of
Distractions
“ADD-A-RIDE”
ADD A RIDE
ADA ANNOUNCEMENTS
We Should Use Technology to
Eliminate the Hazard of
Distracted Driving
We Should Look at All Sources of
Distraction
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