• Reference: 2022/0329
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

The August 2019 Bus Driver Fatigue Report by Loughborough University suggests a solution regarding “Reducing stress and workload pressure whilst driving the bus”. Can you provide details on what TfL and the bus operators have done to implement this solution?

• Reference: 2022/0328
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

The August 2019 Bus Driver Fatigue Report by Loughborough University suggests a solution regarding “The formation of a fatigue working group, including input from drivers”. Can you provide details on what TfL and the bus operators have done to implement this solution?

• Reference: 2022/0327
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

The August 2019 Bus Driver Fatigue Report by Loughborough University suggests a solution regarding “Openness to new technology”. Can you provide details on what TfL and the bus operators have done to implement this solution?

• Reference: 2022/0326
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

The August 2019 Bus Driver Fatigue Report by Loughborough University suggests a solution regarding “Improving the relationship between drivers, managers, and traffic controllers”. Can you provide details on what TfL and the bus operators have done to implement this solution?

• Reference: 2022/0325
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

The August 2019 Bus Driver Fatigue Report by Loughborough University suggests a solution regarding “Moving away from a system which is only designed to deal with discipline”. Can you provide details on what TfL and the bus operators have done to implement this solution, including establishing a system to monitor fatigue incidents, with the ability to report a near miss due to fatigue?

• Reference: 2022/0324
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

The August 2019 Bus Driver Fatigue Report by Loughborough University suggests a solution regarding “Fatigue risk management”. Can you provide details on what TfL and the bus operators have done to implement this solution?

• Reference: 2022/0323
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

The August 2019 Bus Driver Fatigue Report by Loughborough University suggests a solution regarding “Providing more flexibility regarding drivers’ shifts”. Can you provide details on what TfL and the bus operators have done to implement this solution, including considering the chronotype of the driver when designing rosters?

• Reference: 2022/0322
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

The August 2019 Bus Driver Fatigue Report by Loughborough University suggests a solution to “Ensure that schedules are better matched with actual running time, at all times of day”. Can you provide details on what TfL and the bus operators have done to implement this solution?

• Reference: 2022/0321
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

The August 2019 Bus Driver Fatigue Report by Loughborough University suggests a solution regarding “Protecting break and rest times”. Can you provide details on what TfL and the bus operators have done to implement this solution?

• Reference: 2022/0320
• Question by: Elly Baker
• Meeting date: 20 January 2022

The August 2019 Bus Driver Fatigue Report by Loughborough University suggests a solution “Including fatigue risk assessment and mitigation in scheduling and rostering”. Can you provide details on what TfL and the bus operators have done to implement this solution, including: how safety and fatigue is the main consideration for bus operators when designing schedules and shift patterns; reducing the variability in start times; introducing forward rotating shift patterns; allowing at least 11 hours rest between shifts; increasing the number of breaks per duty; avoiding more than three consecutive early morning shifts; avoiding the use of spread-overs; and using biomathematical...