1. Safe Driving and Passenger Safety Vasti Amaro, President & CEO

2. Vasti Amaro  22 years expert in public & private sector  Airport, transit, light rail, paratransit, university, hospital, trolleys  Tampa, Naples, Broward, Miami, Palm Beach, Miami International Airport, Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood Airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport  Phoenix Sister Cities Commissioner  WTS Phoenix Chapter President  WTS National Board & Foundation Board  Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance Board

3. Overview  Recruitment  Training  Technology  Assessments

4. Recruitment  Background Checks  Felony  Sex offender  MVD Record  Moving violations  Speeding  DUI  Drug Testing  Previous Employer Drug and Alcohol Record  Pre-Employment drug test

5. Training  Defensive Driving Program - Smith System  Behind the Wheel Training  Passenger safety  ADA  Boarding  Curb pull up

6. Technology – Event Recorder  Records only those events in which pre-set g-force limits are exceeded.  Records 10 seconds before and 10 seconds after this g-force limit is exceeded.  Steady red light indicates an event has been recorded.

7. Recordable Events  Exceeding pre-set g-force limits triggers an event.  Forward and lateral g-forces are monitored.  Examples of driving behaviors that may result in recorded events include:  Hard braking  Hard cornering  Excessive acceleration

8. Review With Operator  If necessary, the recorded event is reviewed with the appropriate operator.  This could be those in which the operator displayed effective defensive driving as well as those in which a driving action or habit may need improvement.

9. Benefits to Driver  Provides instant feedback to the driver.  Presents an opportunity to analyze driving actions or habits.  Captures erratic moves by other drivers  Protects against false statements by others.

10. Assessment  Secret rider report  Supervisor ride check  Unsafe conditions review  Safety Committee  Post Accident analysis/retraining  Preventability Determination

12. Summary  Hire right people  Structured training program  Technology monitors  Assess performance

13. vamaro@vastitransport.com