In-person: Bus Safety Conference
This event took place on Monday 19 May 2025.
The Bus Knowledge Sharing and Incident (Bus KSI) Network, part of the Bus Centre of Excellence, hosted its inaugural Bus Safety Conference for professionals dedicated to improving bus safety across the UK and for anyone who wants to learn more.
The Bus KSI Network was established to lead the improvement of bus safety in across the country, by bringing together industry experts, safety specialists, and bus professionals to share knowledge, develop best practices, and shape policy and regulatory advancements in bus safety.
This conference provided an opportunity to engage, network, and learn from industry leaders as we explore innovative solutions, best practices, and strategies for enhancing bus safety.
Sessions:
Customer Experience & Personal Safety – Ensuring a safer journey for all passengers
Bus Drivers’ Ergonomics & Welfare – Supporting driver health, comfort, and safety
Bus Station Design – Creating safer and more efficient transport hubs
Safety Specifications of Buses – Advancing vehicle safety standards
The presentations for this event are available to download here:
Advanced Emergency Braking 1(Apollo Vehicle Safety)
Better by Design - Safer Journeys begin at the Bus Stop (BCP Council)
Slip, trips and falls; a behavioural perspective on customer injuries (SoMoCo)
eBus Charging - creating a safe space within Transport Interchanges (EvoltCharging)
Best practice design features in bus stations (Leicester City Council)
Using behavioural science and innovative data sources to improve safety at Victoria Bus Station (VivaCity, AtkinsRéalis)
The duty of employers to prevent sexual abuse (JMW Solicitors)
Outcomes from a survey on future inclusive bus driver cab designs (TRL)
D4 driver medicals – a sufficient safeguard for bus driver health and wellbeing? A review (Loughborough University)
Closing keynote: Collision investigation; the core of influencing design for bus safety (Apollo Vehicle Safety)