TAKE MY SEAT, PLEASE

Assurance of comfort and safety in seating for all types of transit vehicles is achieved by design and testing. Tests applied by a major manufacturer are described; general design features of other makers are also listed. Seats are tested dynamically and statically. There are impact and vibration tests, along with checks on flammability and smoke production.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Bobit Publishing Company

  2500 Artesia Boulevard
  Redondo Beach, CA  United States  90278
• Publication Date: 1983-10

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 6 p.
• Serial:
  • Metro
  • Volume: 79
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Bobit Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 10098-0083

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Comfort; Dynamic tests; Flammability; Light rail vehicles; Rapid transit cars; Safety; Seats; Testing; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00380125
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1983 12:00AM