{"id":37835,"date":"2015-06-26T15:23:51","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T19:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/fta-proposes-rule-to-improve-testing-safety-of-buses\/"},"modified":"2015-06-26T15:23:51","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T19:23:51","slug":"fta-proposes-rule-to-improve-testing-safety-of-buses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/fta-proposes-rule-to-improve-testing-safety-of-buses\/","title":{"rendered":"FTA proposes rule to improve testing safety of buses","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-27148\" style=\"margin: 4px 12px\" alt=\"FTAlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/FTAlogo-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 The U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/articles\/2015\/06\/23\/2015-14176\/bus-testing-establishment-of-performance-standards-a-bus-model-scoring-system-a-passfail-standard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF)<\/a>\u00a0that would improve the process for testing the safety and reliability of new transit buses funded with federal dollars. The proposed rule would establish minimum performance standards, a new pass-fail grading system for bus testing, and a weighted scoring process that would better assist local transit agencies in purchasing an appropriate vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the proposed rule would clarify and improve verification of two Departmental regulations: the Buy America requirements that have stimulated American manufacturing of transit vehicles, components and related technology; and the rules that support businesses owned by women and minorities (Disadvantaged Business Enterprises) throughout the supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMillions of riders depend on transit buses every day to get to work, school, healthcare, and home again,\u201d said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. \u201cWhile buses are already a very safe mode of travel, transit customers deserve to know that the buses they ride on are as safe and reliable as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The proposed rule would require new buses meet minimum thresholds in structural integrity, safety, maintainability, reliability, fuel economy, emissions, noise, and performance. The rule would refine and streamline the existing standardized procedures used by the FTA Bus Testing Facility at Pennsylvania State University\u2019s Larson Transportation Institute in Altoona, Pa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the FTA helps local transit agencies purchase new buses, it is imperative that those vehicles are a high-quality investment,\u201d said FTA Acting Administrator Therese McMillan. \u201cThis proposed rule would help ensure buses are long lasting and low maintenance, saving transit agencies valuable resources and reducing the frustrating delays that riders endure when buses have to be removed from service unexpectedly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The proposed bus testing rule was developed following extensive outreach to FTA\u2019s partners across the transit industry, including transit vehicle manufacturers, component suppliers, public transit agencies, and state departments of transportation. 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