San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Implements DriveCam Across Entire Fleet

Wed Nov 4, 2009 11:00am EST
 
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Cutting-Edge Safety Solution will Protect Drivers and Passengers
SAN DIEGO--(Business Wire)--
DriveCam Inc., a global Driver Risk Management (DRM) company, announced that the
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which operates the
Municipal Railway (Muni), has selected DriveCam as its exclusive provider of
behavior-based risk mitigation solutions to improve the safety of its fleet and
reduce vehicle damages, personal injury and driver and passenger compensation
claims costs associated with transit operations. 

The DriveCam program has been rolled out throughout the SFMTA and is now
deployed on 100 percent of the Muni bus fleet. 

"We believe this new system will help us improve safety on the Muni system,"
said SFMTA. Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer Nathaniel P. Ford Sr.
"DriveCam shares our commitment to safe driving and we are encouraged by their
cutting-edge technology and their commitment to bringing to the transit industry
the best practices they`ve applied to Driver Risk Management." 

"With large vehicles and a mix of stop-and-go driving in densely populated
areas, transit buses have many safety challenges," said Brandon Nixon, DriveCam
CEO. "DriveCam`s solution enables clients like the SFMTA to proactively protect
the safety of their drivers and the passengers they serve by identifying and
correcting risky driving behaviors. We are proud to have the SFMTA part of our
client portfolio." 

About DriveCam Inc.

DriveCam is a global Driver Risk Management company that helps clients
dramatically reduce claims costs and saves lives by improving the way people
drive. By combining sight and sound, expert analysis and driver coaching,
DriveCam has reduced vehicle damages, workers' compensation and personal injury
costs by more than 50 percent in over 120,000 commercial and government
vehicles. DriveCam has the world's largest database of more than 15 million
actual risky driving behaviors, which the company uses to optimize its
proprietary analytics and scoring. DriveCam has been included on Inc. Magazine`s
list of the 500 fastest-growing, privately held companies in the U.S. for three
consecutive years. For more information, visit www.drivecam.com.

DriveCam Inc.
Eric Cohen, 858-380-3161
ecohen@drivecam.com

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