Editing Personal rapid transit (section)

====Safety====
Computer control eliminates errors from human drivers, so PRT designs in a controlled environment should be much safer than private motoring on roads. Most designs enclose the running gear in the guideway to prevent derailments. Grade-separated guideways would prevent conflict with pedestrians or manually controlled vehicles. Other public transit [[safety engineering]] approaches, such as redundancy and self-diagnosis of critical systems, are also included in designs.

The Morgantown system, more correctly described as a [[#Group rapid transit|Group Rapid Transit]] (GRT) type of [[Automated guideway transit|Automated Guideway Transit]] system (AGT), has completed 110 million passenger-miles without serious injury. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, AGT systems as a group have higher injury rates than any other form of rail-based transit (subway, metro, light rail, or commuter rail) though still much better than ordinary buses or [[car]]s. More recent research by the British company ULTra PRT reported that AGT systems have a better safety than more conventional, non-automated modes.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}}

As with many current transit systems, personal passenger safety concerns are likely to be addressed through CCTV monitoring,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Muller |first1=Peter J. |last2=Young |first2=Stanley E. |last3=Vogt |first3=Michael N. |title=Personal Rapid Transit Safety and Security on University Campus |journal=Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board |date=January 2007 |volume=2006 |issue=1 |pages=95–103 |doi=10.3141/2006-11|s2cid=110883798 }}</ref> and communication with a central command center from which engineering or other assistance may be dispatched.