Assessing Lifecycle and Human Costs of Bus Operator Workstation Design and Components (2024)

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APPENDIX B

U.S. Bus Driver Demographics

B.1 Bus Driver Demographics: Gender

U.S. bus driver male-to-female ratio, 2014–2017
Figure B.1. U.S. bus driver male-to-female ratio, 2014–2017.

B.2 Bus Driver Demographics: Ethnicity

U.S. bus driver racial diversity, 2017
Figure B.2. U.S. bus driver racial diversity, 2017.
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U.S. bus driver racial diversity, 2016
Figure B.3. U.S. bus driver racial diversity, 2016.
U.S. bus driver: racial diversity, 2015
Figure B.4. U.S. bus driver: racial diversity, 2015.
U.S. bus driver racial diversity, 2014
Figure B.5. U.S. bus driver racial diversity, 2014.
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B.3 Bus Driver Demographics: Age

U.S. bus driver male and female age distribution, 2017
Figure B.6. U.S. bus driver male and female age distribution, 2017.
U.S. bus driver male and female age distribution, 2016
Figure B.7. U.S. bus driver male and female age distribution, 2016.
U.S. bus driver male and female age distribution, 2015
Figure B.8. U.S. bus driver male and female age distribution, 2015.
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U.S. bus driver male and female age distribution, 2014
Figure B.9. U.S. bus driver male and female age distribution, 2014.
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Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications:

A4A Airlines for America
AAAE American Association of Airport Executives
AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America
ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
APTA American Public Transportation Association
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
ATA American Trucking Associations
CTAA Community Transportation Association of America
CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program
DHS Department of Homeland Security
DOE Department of Energy
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FAST Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (2015)
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FRA Federal Railroad Administration
FTA Federal Transit Administration
GHSA Governors Highway Safety Association
HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers
MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012)
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials
NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program
NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005)
TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program
TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998)
TRB Transportation Research Board
TSA Transportation Security Administration
U.S. DOT United States Department of Transportation
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