DIAL-A-RIDE VEHICLE SPECIFICATION
THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A SET OF SPECIFICATIONS WHICH WOULD ENABLE EARLY PROCUREMENT OF VEHICLES FOR A DIAL-A-RIDE (DAR) EXPERIMENT. CONFORMANCE TO THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS IS MANDATORY: (1) ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS; (2) STATIC TEST CODE FOR SCHOOL BUS BODY STRUCTURE, TRUCK BODY AND EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATION, WASHINGTON, D.C.; AND (3) SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS HANDBOOK SUPPLEMENT 19. THE MINIMUM STANDARDS REPRESENT A PRACTICAL POINT OF DEPARTURE FOR SPECIFICATIN OF THE DAR VEHICLE SINCE THEY DESCRIBE A PASSENGER-CARRYING VEHICLE DESIGNED AROUND REASONABLE SAFETY CRITERIA. DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR VEHICLES IN TERMS OF: THE INTERIOR CONFIGURATION; EXTERIOR CONFIGURATION; CONSTRUCTION; SAFETY; BRAKING; STEERING; HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING; PERFORMANCE; PROPULSION; RUNNING GEAR; AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. /UMTA/
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Supplemental Notes:
- PROJ NO MASS-MTD-6
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Corporate Authors:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Urban Systems Laboratory, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA United States 02139 -
Authors:
- Suomala, J B
- Publication Date: 1971-3
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Braking; Construction; Demand responsive transportation; Electrical systems; Heating (Structures); Paratransit services; Propulsion; Safety; Specifications; Steering; Vehicle design; Vehicle performance; Vehicle power plants; Ventilation systems
- Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
- Old TRIS Terms: Electrical networks
- Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00223937
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
- Files: TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Nov 7 1972 12:00AM