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UTS Safety Committee

The UTS Safety Committee consists of 9 members and a Safety Supervisor. The committee's main purpose is to ensure safety among our drivers. The activities of this committee include ride-alongs, clinics and periodical meetings to review accidents. After each accident is reviewed and rated by the committee, appropriate clinics and ride-alongs are mandated. Periodic random reviews are done as well. The performance of the drivers are considered during their performance reviews.

University Transit Service Accident Summary

Non-Preventable Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4
February 2011          
January 2011 0 0 2 0 0
December 2010 1 0 1 0 0
November 2010 1 2 3 0 0
October 2010 2 2 4 0 2
September 2010 1 1 2 1 0
August 2010 1 4 1 1 0
July 2010 0 0 2 0 0
June 2010 0 0 2 0 0
May 2010 0 0 2 0 0
April 2010 2 1 1 0 0
March 2010 2 1 2 0 0
February 2010 0 1 2 0 1
January 2010 1 1 3 0 0
December 2009 1 1 1 0 0
November 2009 1 3 0 1 0
October 2009 1 2 1 0 0
September 2009 2 3 4 0 0
August 2009 0 1 3 0 0
July 2009 0 3 2 1 0
June 2009 0 2 2 0 N/A
May 2009 0 1 3 1 N/A
April 2009 0 0 5 0 N/A
March 2009 1 3 2 0 N/A
February 2009 0 0 1 0 N/A
January 2009 1 1 2 0 N/A
December 2008 2 0 1 0 N/A
November 2008 0 0 1 1 N/A
October 2008 0 1 1 0 N/A
September 2008 0 2 2 0 N/A
August 2008 N/A
July 2008 N/A
June 2008 N/A
May 2008 N/A
April 2008 N/A
March 2008 N/A
February 2008 N/A
January 2008 N/A

Accident Ratings

Non-Preventable
• Accident in which the driver is not found at fault and no reasonable action could have prevented the accident.

Type 1
• Accident involving little or no damage. The driver is found at fault. An example of a Tyle 1 accident would be when a UTS sideview mirror comes into contact with a light post but does not cause any significant damage. The second Type 1 accident caused by a driver goes on their record as a Type 2 accident.

Type 2
• Accident in which the driver is found at fault and results in little to moderate damage. Type 2 accidents are usually due to a single driver error such as a tracking mishap.

Type 3
• Accident in which the driver is found at fault and results in moderate damage. Generally, Type 3 accidents are due to multiple driver errors or has a high degree of negligence or the accident occured due to an illegal maneuver. The second Type 3 accident caused by a driver will lead to immediate dismissal.

Type 4
• Accident in which the driver is found at fault and results in moderate or severe damage. Type 4 accidents generally result in the issuance of a traffic citation or Type B safety offense to the driver. Type 4 accidents may lead to a dismissal. Type B safety offenses that do not accompany third degree accidents count as 1 point. If this point becomes the deciding factor for this section of the review, the safety offense will be enforced at the discretion of the operations supervisors.

Committee Meeting Minutes

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