Bus Operational Safety: What bus operators, bus drivers, designers, highway and enforcement authorities and all road users need to know and do

This webinar took place on 25 June.

Speaker: Kate Carpenter

Kate gave an overview of some factors affecting safety evaluation of bus routes, stop location and infrastructure, operational decisions and passenger behaviour – within buses, when boarding and alighting, and in the surrounding highway and public realm network. Kate noted some of the conflicting objectives and user needs that designers and operators must address in their design, network and operational decisions.

Speaker’s Bio:

Kate is Director of Operational Road Safety at Jacobs and has 36 years of experience in design network management and safety, and has specialised in operational safety for workers, users and others affected by design and network activities. Kate supports Strategic Highway Authorities including National Highways, TfL, Welsh Government, Transport Scotland and many local highway authorities.

Slides from the webinar

Key links & Resources

• Tail to tail bus stop design slide

Design guidance

• Accessible Bus Stop Design Guidance

• Interim Guidance Note on the Planning and Design of Shared Use Bus Boarders

• Buses in Urban Developments

 Specific tactile paving and other accessibility guidance

• Inclusive Mobility A Guide to Best Practice on Access to Pedestrian and Transport Infrastructure

• Guidance on the Use of Tactile Paving Surfaces

Casualty data:

• locational accuracy and years available:

• More detail location accuracy

• Visual clarity based on Open street map

*Damage-only collisions are not included, and most injuries to pedestrians cyclists and e-scooter riders are not reported so omitted from these resources.

Evaluation of pedestrian and cycle behaviour:

• TfL’s pedestrian environment review

• National Highways’ GG 142

• Local Transport Note 1/20 Cycle Infrastructure Design (also relevant for pedestrians)