SECURITY * Germany - Cameras and recording units help to protect bus passengers
In Berlin, from Verint Systems'
Berlin,Germany -Source Security -18 July 2009: -- For transport operators, protecting their passengers, staff and their assets is of paramount importance, and increasingly so. Whether on buses, trains or trams, indeed on any passenger transport, combating crime and dealing with the fall-out of crime is a major concern, fraught with challenges... One network operator that can genuinely claim to be at the forefront of providing a safe environment for staff and passengers alike is Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), one of the largest bus operators in the European local public transport sector. BVG's network comprises nine underground railway lines, 22 tram lines and 201 bus routes as well as six ferries on Berlin's waterways...
Wholly owned by the State of Berlin since 1929, when BVG was established in 1847 it operated five bus routes with 20 horse-drawn vehicles and 120 horses. Today its vehicles carry approximately 900 million passengers - equivalent to over 2.4 million people very day - and its bus routes alone total more than 1,600km. Almost 6,600 unidirectional bus stops (total of day and night services combined) are available... (Picture from sourcesecurity: technical details/cctv/image-capture: dome/verint-s2700)Labels: passengers' safety
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