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Bus safety includes lots of strands - driver's responsibilities, passenger's responsibilities, bus company's responsibilities and the local authority responsibilities (for things like road surfaces etc... The most common accidents on board buses in the UK happen as a result of driver error and often this is because of driver fatigue. There are many occupational factors that expose drivers to a potential increase in vulnerability to feeling fatigue. These include long hours, 24-hour services, varying shift patterns and traffic congestion. The job's nature also means that drivers don't have a lot of control over when they take breaks or when they sleep, eat or exercise. These factors can exacerbate a driver's risk of having problems with fatigue... Approximately 65% of injuries on board buses happen when there is no collision involved. These come from falls, trips and slips. In London, TfL state that 76% of bus injuries happen without a collision involved. When buses do collide,..

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