Confidential Close Call Transit Data

The Confidential Close Call Transit Program is a collaboration between the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), to improve safety practices in transportation on Bus and Rails. Close call events are potentially unsafe conditions that pose the risk of a more serious consequence. By studying close calls, preventative safety actions can be developed to prevent hazardous risks. The Close Call Reporting program with WMATA is a part of Close Call Data Program (CCDP) that has been designed to help adapt a confidential reporting system to the needs of the U.S. transportation industry. WMATA employees are often unwilling to report events that could result in adverse safety outcomes, because disclosure may result in discipline for the employee or fellow employees. Safety reporting programs like CCDP, address these concerns by collecting information securely and protecting the identity of the reporting employee. When individual close call events are analyzed collectively, the agency can identify safety hazards and develop solutions to these threats. Analysis/hazard identification from close call reports will also provide important overarching safety information to the transit industry as a whole while fostering a culture of safety.

The latest form for Confidential Close Call Transit Data expires 2026-12-31 and can be found here.

Close Call report Form

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