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Equipment Package: Remote Traveler Security

Description: This equipment package provides the capability to report an emergency and summon assistance from secure areas such as transit stops, transit stations, modal transfer facilities, rest stops and picnic areas, park-and-ride areas, tourism and travel information areas, remote roadways and emergency pull off areas. This package includes interfaces that facilitate initiation of an alarm, which is communicated to the Emergency Management Subsystem. This package allows for an acknowledgement of the alarm as well as a broadcast message to advise or warn the traveler.
Included In: MTO Call Boxes
Transit Terminal Security Systems
General Functional Requirements 1 - The public interface for travelers shall provide the capability for a traveler to report an emergency and summon assistance from secure areas such as transit stops, transit stations, modal transfer facilities, rest stops, park-and-ride areas, travel information areas, and emergency pull off areas.
2 - When initiated by a traveler, the public interface for travelers shall forward a request for assistance to an emergency management function and acknowledge the request.
3 - The public interface for travelers shall provide the capability to broadcast a message to advise or warn a traveler.
4 - The public interface for travelers shall accept input and provide information to the traveler in a form suitable for travelers with physical disabilities.

Last updated: 11-18-05