INTERCITY BUSES OF THE UNITED STATES PRESENT & FUTURE

Intercity buses serving the United State have developed into a design formula. The operating environment and markets served have had the greatest influence on the product configurations. Other physical design limitations imposed by State and Federal legislation have tended to reinforce conformity in intercity buses. This paper reviews each of the three intercity buses commonly used in the United States. Comparative specifications have been prepared. In conclusion, an advanced design bus has been conceived to expose ideas which might eventually influence the development of future vehicles and configuration limiting legislation.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at SAE meeting 11-14 August 1980.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Hagerty, J C
  • McCue, D E
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Pagination: 23 p.
• Serial:
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transportation; Buses; Innovation; Intercity bus lines; Laws; Specifications; Standardization; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Future concepts
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341988
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 800887
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 1982 12:00AM