PROJECT CARS, VEHICLE SPECIFICATION LOT 1

THE REPORT OUTLINES IN DETAIL THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR VEHICLES TO BE USED IN A DEMONSTRATION OF DIAL-A-RIDE, A DEMAND-RESPONSIVE, POINT-TO-POINT BUS TRANSIT SYSTEM. THE ANALYSIS COVERS ALL RELEVANT ASPECTS OF VEHICLE PERFORMANCE, DESIGN, ACCESSORIES, AND CAPACITY, ALTHOUGH NEITHER THE DERIVATION OF SUCH SPECIFICATIONS NOR THEIR AVAILABILITY ON VEHICLES CURRENTLY MARKETED IS DISCUSSED. ECONOMIC FACTORS AND EQUIPMENT COSTS ARE NOT DELINEATED. THE SPECIFICATIONS COVER 16 SPECIFIC TOPICS, INCLUDING: INTERIOR CONFIGURATION, EXTERIOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, SAFETY, BRAKING, STEERING, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, PERFORMANCE, PROPULSION, RUNNING GEAR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, COMMUNICATIONS, INSTRUMENTATION, INTERIOR DECORATION, EXTERIOR DECORATION, AND REFERENCES. ALL PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS WERE DEVELOPED TO CONFORM WITH EXISTING FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS. /UMTA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • PROJ NO MASS-MTD-6
• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Urban Systems Laboratory, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Publication Date: 1969-12-19

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Demand responsive transportation; Paratransit services; Safety; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223933
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 1973 12:00AM