Optibus with GreenRoad to increase road safety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u00abThe lack of safety data at the earliest stages of transportation planning means many road and driving hazards are detected only after services roll-out, at the driver-level. This exposes passengers to low-quality, risky services that compromise their safety and comfort and increase the rate of injuries or incidents per million miles. Some operators and agencies increase running times to mitigate accidents, thinking slower is safer, but longer travel times only decrease passenger satisfaction, increase expenses, and harm operational efficiency\u00bb, warns Optibus, whose platform has been adopted by public transport systems in 500 cities worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On the Optibus platform, planners can harness GreenRoad\u2019s Safety Heat Map to visualize and assess the safety score of existing routes within their network. Planners can re-plan low-scoring routes to avoid hazard areas and increase safety, assess the impact of rerouting on the entire network, and support local authorities in identifying and fixing road hazards. By optimizing route safety, the partnership will reduce the number of injuries per million miles and produce a smoother ride that feels safer to riders, while increasing passenger satisfaction and trust. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEarly insight into route safety enables operators to reduce risks, save lives, and deliver better services to passengers,\u201d said David Ripstein<\/strong>, GreenRoad Technologies\u2019 CEO. \u201cThe combination of GreenRoad\u2019s world-class safety data and telematics and Optibus\u2019 cutting-edge transportation planning software creates a powerful, essential tool for ensuring the safety of mass transit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAlthough public transit is one of the safest ways to travel, thousands of passengers, as well as drivers, pedestrians, and occupants of other vehicles, are still injured or killed each year in bus-related crashes. Many of these incidents could be prevented if safety data was used to plan networks that are safer,\u201d said Optibus CEO and co-founder Amos Haggiag<\/strong>. \u201cPartnering with GreenRoad allows us to do just that, by creating the first-ever integrated planning and safety system for public transport providers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Software platform for public transport Optibus is entering a partnership with GreenRoad Technologies, the safety telematics leader, to increase passenger safety and comfort by bringing historical road safety data into the earliest phases of transportation planning. To reduce risks, Optibus and GreenRoad are empowering operators and agencies to account for safety factors, such as road […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[340],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/On-the-Optibus-platform-planners-can-harness-GreenRoads-Safety-Heat-Map-to-visualize-and-assess-the-safety-score-of-existing-routes-within-their-network-1920x1080.png\")
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