F2020-AAC-Slider-2200px-FAAC_news

FAAC News

Using Your Bus Simulator to Hire for Attitude, Not Just Experience

Using Your Bus Simulator to Hire for Attitude, Not Just Experience

Published on

Every transit agency struggles with churn and a shortage of good applicants. Take St. Louis Metro Transit as an example.…
Bus Simulator vs. “Bending Metal Behind the Wheel”: Helping Operators Acclimate to Vehicle Dynamics

Bus Simulator vs. “Bending Metal Behind the Wheel”: Helping Operators Acclimate to Vehicle Dynamics

Published on

  Even when transit agencies go out of their way to seek out applicants with prior large/commercial motor vehicle (CMV)…
Examining Bus Simulator Return-on-Investment: A Tool, Not a Toy

Examining Bus Simulator Return-on-Investment: A Tool, Not a Toy

Published on

  When communities consider investing in bus simulator training, they want to be sure they’ll see a return on that…
Bus Driver Training that Increases Awareness, Decreases Accidents

Bus Driver Training that Increases Awareness, Decreases Accidents

Published on

  Bus during training programs that rely on traditional closed-course driving can struggle to truly test operators’ situational and hazard…
Simulation Training and the “Permission to Fail”

Simulation Training and the “Permission to Fail”

Published on

  We’re too hung up on being right—that’s the conclusion of a 2017 article in Annual Review of Psychology: “Although…
What Race Car Drivers Can Teach Transit Operators about Driver Simulation

What Race Car Drivers Can Teach Transit Operators about Driver Simulation

Published on

  Max Verstappen isn’t even old enough to rent a car in the United States, but he’s a remarkably distinguished…