TY - JOUR
T1 - A preliminary analysis of two Bus Rapid Transit accidents in Mexico City
AU - Santos-Reyes, Jaime
AU - Ávalos-Bravo, Vladimir
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The paper presents some preliminary results of an analysis of the two BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) accidents. The case-1, relates to an accident where a BRT drives straight to a pedestrian crossing, and the case-2 involves an accident where a BRT collides with a Van. The approach has been the application of two accident analysis techniques; i.e., 'Barrier analysis' and the 'Events and causal factors". Some of the findings related to the case-1 are: a) the BRT driver's performance was "Less than adequate"; b) the 'fence' was not designed to withstand the impact of a BRT such as the one involved in the accident; c) the design layout of the station, the corridor, the pedestrian crossing, etc., was "Less than adequate". Some findings for the case-2: a) the driver of the 'V'-vehicle was in a hurry and was not familiar with the City and the BRT routes; b) the driver of the 'V'-vehicle ignored a red light; c) the emergency response were adequate and timely in assisting the injured. More research is being undertaken to complete the analysis in the light of the new evidence that has been gathered.
AB - The paper presents some preliminary results of an analysis of the two BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) accidents. The case-1, relates to an accident where a BRT drives straight to a pedestrian crossing, and the case-2 involves an accident where a BRT collides with a Van. The approach has been the application of two accident analysis techniques; i.e., 'Barrier analysis' and the 'Events and causal factors". Some of the findings related to the case-1 are: a) the BRT driver's performance was "Less than adequate"; b) the 'fence' was not designed to withstand the impact of a BRT such as the one involved in the accident; c) the design layout of the station, the corridor, the pedestrian crossing, etc., was "Less than adequate". Some findings for the case-2: a) the driver of the 'V'-vehicle was in a hurry and was not familiar with the City and the BRT routes; b) the driver of the 'V'-vehicle ignored a red light; c) the emergency response were adequate and timely in assisting the injured. More research is being undertaken to complete the analysis in the light of the new evidence that has been gathered.
KW - Accident analysis
KW - Bus Rapid Transit
KW - Mexico city
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U2 - 10.1016/j.proeng.2014.10.479
DO - 10.1016/j.proeng.2014.10.479
M3 - Artículo de la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:84922321793
SN - 1877-7058
VL - 84
SP - 624
EP - 633
JO - Procedia Engineering
JF - Procedia Engineering
T2 - 2014 9th International Symposium on Safety Science and Technology, ISSST 2014
Y2 - 4 November 2014 through 6 November 2014
ER -