BEHAVIOR AND TRANSIT VEHICLE DESIGN

RIDER SATISFACTION WITHIN THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLE HAS TWO COMPONENTS: PHYSIOLOGICAL CLIMATE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS FROM INTIMATE CONTACT WITH STRANGERS. THE DOUBLE OR MULTIPLE SEAT IMPOSES A MAXIMUM OF INTIMATE BODY CONTACT. IT MAGNIFIES INCOMPATIBILITIES AMONG SEATMATES WHO ARE CHANCE VICTIMS OF EACH OTHERS SIZE, ELBOWS, STATES OF CLOTHING, BREATH, PREJUDICE AND VARIABLE CODES OF SELF- DISCIPLINE. THE PRIVATE VEHICLE PROVIDES INSULATION AGAINST THESE CHANCE VARIABLES OF MAN/MAN INTERFACE. IF PUBLIC TRANSIT IS TO OFFER SERIOUS COMPETITION TO THE CONGESTED EXPRESSWAY IT MUST OFFER SOME FACTOR OF INSULATION AGAINST PERSON/PERSON INTERFACE. A SINGLE SEAT AT ANGULAR AXIS PROMISES ALLEVIATION OF PERSON/ PERSON INTERFACE.

• Corporate Authors:

  Man/transport Interface Spec Conf Proc

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• Authors:
  • Lepper, R
• Conference:
  • Man/transport Interface Spec Conf Proc
• Publication Date: 1972-6-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 47-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Buses; Consumer behavior; Physiological aspects; Psychology; Public transit; Ridership; Transportation policy; Vehicle characteristics; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: User reactions
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Policy; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224283
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 1973 12:00AM