SMALL TRANSIT BUS REQUIREMENTS STUDY. GUIDELINES FOR THE DESIGN OF FUTURE SMALL TRANSIT BUSES AND BUS STOPS TO ACCOMMODATE THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED

The report presents scenarios for the future uses and market of small buses, as well as the conceptual design for three vehicle configurations to assess the feasibility of meeting design requirements.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Interim rept. no. 3, PB-269 395. Also available in set of 6 reports PC E12, PB-269 392-SET.
• Corporate Authors:

  RRC International, Incorporated

  24 Wade Road
  Latham, NY  United States  12110

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1977-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 64 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Bus stops; Bus transportation; Buses; Design; Guidelines; Market surveys; Minibuses; Persons with disabilities; Railroad stations; Shape; Specifications; Urban transportation; Vehicle characteristics; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Configuration; Requirement
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159378
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-IT-6-0074-7704 Intrm Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-40015, DOT-UT-50006
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 20 1981 12:00AM