School and transit bus driver are held to a higher standard of care than other drivers. Special precautions are expected and taught in in PDIC courses to ensure the safety of passengers. Most important, bus drivers and other transit personnel must also facilitate the transition from passenger to pedestrian and vise-versa. Dr. August has investigated many cases to determine if a bus driver is negligent in his/her duty of care when operating a transit bus. His experience driving for Greyhound Australia, a regional bus line in that country, and his work with transit authorities provides valuable insights into the skills and abilities required by a professional driver.

At intersections, vulnerable road users (cyclists, motorcycle riders and pedestrians) are more likely to be sharing road space with vehicles. Identifying intersections, mapping road users there, and tracking them are tools to prevent traffic crashes here. Dr. August posits that many drivers collide with vulnerable road because:

1. they fail to identify the type of intersection;
2. they fail to map road users there;
3. and drivers fail to track their movement.

The above is supported by the fact that 42% of crashes occur at intersections.