WORKSHOP ON SMALL BUSES
Small buses are being used by transit operators and by social service agencies to provide certain kinds of services. The definition of a small bus must consider more than size characteristics; it also rests on the type of service such a vehicle is expected to provide. There is no single vehicle type that can be labeled the small bus. The major distinction is between heavy-duty buses, which can be used as community transit vehicles, and light buses, such as converted vans, which are suitable for door-to-door and other special transportation uses. The present market for small buses used for public transportation uses in both small and fragmented. Some growth is expected, but opinions differ as to the rate, extent, and composition of this growth. Transit operators and operators of special transportation services have found small buses less durable and less reliable than their needs require. Light small buses often are assigned transit tasks they were never intended to perform. The report explores the role of UMTA in the development of performance guidelines for small buses. (Author)
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Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings of a conference held November 21-22, 1977, at the Sheraton-National Hotel, Arlington, Virginia.
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Corporate Authors:
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001 - Publication Date: 1978-9
Media Info
- Pagination: 24 p.
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Board Unpublished Report
- Issue Number: 6
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Guidelines; Markets; Public transit; Service agencies; Small buses; Social service; Vehicle classification; Workshops
- Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00376370
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
- Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-70060
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jul 30 1983 12:00AM