摘要: |
Public transportation continues to post statistics that support its reputation as being one of the safest modes of travel in North America. The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) referenced its 2016 report, "The Hidden Traffic Safety Report: Public Transportation," in its most recent Fact Hook when the association highlighted "cities with more than 40 annual public transit trips per person have half the traffic fatality rate of those with fewer than 20 trips per person." The usual round of statistics that are viewed and compiled for this annual report should be absorbed with the knowledge that the impact of COVID-19 on rid-ership can be seen as a contributing factor in many of the results. Improved fatality rates can be viewed as the consequence of less riders, while increased crime statistics can be seen as the result of less eyes in a system or situational escalation, such as enforcement of mask mandates. |