IS THE BUS A TRAFFIC HAZARD?

AER BUSSEN TRAFIKFARLIG?

The risks of being killed or seriously injured are 10 times as great for car passengers as for bus passengers, and 60-150 times as great for pedestrians as for bus passengers. If lighter injuries are also included, corresponding figures are 5-15 and 10-50 respectively. If the whole journey from door to door is considered, it is found that the proportion of accidents for cars and buses is far greater. According to a survey, it is about 5 times as dangerous to travel by public transport as by car. This is due to the inclusion of accidents on the way to and from bus stops, such as falling, which are not included in official accident statistics. Traffic safety would be enhanced by shortening and improving routes to bus stops. Since cars are involved in far more accidents in which other road users are injured than buses, a reduction in car journeys and an increase in public transport journeys would improve traffic safety. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Svenska Vag-Och Vattenbyggaren Riksforband

  Regeringsgaten 98
  S-11139 Stockholm,   Sweden 

  Svenska Vag-Och Vattenbyggaren Riksforband

  Regeringsgaten 98
  S-11139 Stockholm,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Holmberg, B
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 37-39
• Serial:
  • Vag-Och Vattenbyggaren
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Svenska Vag-Och Vattenbyggaren Riksforband
  • ISSN: 0042-2177

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Bus stops; Bus transportation; Buses; Crash rates; Pedestrians; Prevention; Public transit; Safety; Traffic safety; Walking
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00146448
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1981 12:00AM