Unions oppose GTR's plans to increase the use of driver-only-operated trains and change the role of conductors, arguing some of the changes will affect safety.
Earlier this year, the county clerk in Fairfax County, Va., where Mr. Malvo faces trial in November, eliminated the use of driver records as a source of candidates for the pool.
The use of driver-only trains is becoming standard and the role of guards will become non-existent in the future, he said.
Yet, by the increasing use of driver-assistance systems, individuals will get more used to the idea of handing over driving control to a computer system.
Other solutions include energy-efficient driving, aided through the use of driver advisory systems or automatic train operation, which can reduce or remove the negative effects of inefficient driving styles.
As many elderly drivers are unaware of their decreased driving performance or are less concerned about relevant issues [7, 54], the use of driver feedback systems will provide opportunities for them to recognise their weaknesses and possibly adopt measures to tackle their diminished driving performance.
Hertzberg called the use of driver's license suspensions to compel payment "a Catch 22 that traps people in a cycle of poverty".
As for the use of driver's license lists, Perez noted that since drivers may register to vote at the same state agencies where they renew or obtain a new license, some noncitizens may have been accidentally registered to vote.
Pinellas County also became the first in the nation [PDF] that year to include the use of driver's license photos in its searching capabilities, rather than just individuals who have been arrested.
Discovering the seat belt use habits of drivers and their reasons for failing to use them constitute the secondary aims of the study.
