"Smart buses" being tested in Pittsburgh
By: Drivers.com staff
Date: 2001-04-09
One of the biggest hassles for bus drivers is pulling out of the traffic flow and then getting back into it as pedestrians, cars, and cyclists move around them. Intelligent Transport System engineers are testing a solution in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For the next year, the city will host what is being referred to as "the largest field test of 'intelligent vehicle' technology by a public transit agency in the United States." One hundred Port Authority buses are being fitted with sensor systems that are set to indicate the presence of objects near the buses. The sensing systems will warn drivers of pedestrians, cyclists, utility poles, and even passing cars, making it easier to pull out of and into traffic flows. Over the year, the collision rates of those buses equipped with the systems will be compared with the collision rates of 120 others without it. Post-Gazette article.
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