transportation researcher andrew croom is working on bus safety e technologto help alert the driver. looking left when somebody jumps up from the right. >> reporter: up to 20% of pedestrians dofot look up be they cross traffic. >> the problem is so significant they are testing possible solutions here inblksburg at virginia tech, trying to find a way to make the streets safer for the pedestrians and the drivers and passengs of the buses and cars. using a dummy in place of a pedestrian, croom's team shows us why so many people on foot are at risk. >> the mannequin is ready. >> reporter: croom says these bu often take turns at a speed of 5 miles per hour, the same speed fast walkers or joggers move creating a safe blind spot. >> at some point the bus may be matching the sed of the pedestrians. >> reporter: they are testing new technology to alert bus drivers to a perso who just outside the deal. >> the system automatically triggers the brakes when it gets too close to a pedestrian. >> it would give anib aud tone and a red light would go off. >> the technology is still under development,

using a dummy in place of a pedestrian, croom's team shows us why p so manyple on foot are at risk. they take turns at a speed at five miles per hour. the same speed walkers or , joggers move creating a moving blind spot. >> the bus may be matching the speed ofpedestrians. >> reporter: they are testing new technology that would alert bus drivers to a person just out of view. the system automatically triggers the brakes when theis s too low to tclose to the pedes >> it gives an audible tone and a red light goes off. >> reporter: local transit agencies tell us they are already trying eliminate these types of metro bus added strobe lights to catch the eyes of pedestrians. omni ride in prince harry county uses mirrors and video. loudoun county has internal and external cameras so bus s operatorn better see their counties. montgomery county says warning devices aring installed on bus toss warn pedestrians. back in arlington, tina says she is focused on putting the bus trauma that narly cost her her life in the rearview. >> you have find a new happy and a new goal. reporter: a goal she is

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the other journalists here are playing department heads at his company a major back alexandra croom is a cyber security expert at i.b.m. and he's got that for me thank you in office was. packers have taken control of a cash machine. where is the idea. ok they get their money as soon as possible the case for germany is that. 67 percent does not even have a plan in place for responding to a cyber attack and the feel of the schoolhouse only half of them train it when people are under pressure in a critical situation like a cyber attack is if it's written somewhere that has taken down the company then they are not prepared to respond in a way that will reduce the impact on the company or government in our simulation the question the journalists face now is do we shut down the banks i.t. systems and reboot them in real life such a situation might well trigger a panic with senior staff members reluctant to take responsibility and take charge that is a chain of jewelry stores in germany in early july hackers took over its servers and encrypted all its data they reportedly demanded and receive

the i-team traveled to virginia tech, where andrew croom's team is investigating. aws review shabout 20 people are hit by transit buses each lsar in our area, and a survey shows they're a equipping buses with new technology, including extra lights to get the attention of distracted pedestrians and more cameras for drivers. coming up tonight as part of our full news4 i-team report, we take you on the bus to show you what drivers are going to see it these warning s are put into fect. for now in blacksburg, scott macfarlane, news4 i-team. >> really cool technology there. >> nice to see them put it to use here to save somople, possibly. >>> in you're traveling for the 4th of july holiday, it will be crowded. >> in the air and on the road. we have more on your morning business report. >> if you're flying on the 4th, get to the airport extra early. the tsa says a recordumber of planes flying this week between july 3 and 7. the peak day will likely be sunday. the tsa anticipates screening about 2.7 million passengers and days.embers on peak that's an additional 500,000 ce

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