Bus Interior Design for Improved Safety.

摘要

The report describes a project of testing and analysis directed at finding solutions to the problem of on-board accidents on transit buses which was conducted as part of the Transbus program. Accident statistics are discussed with respect to the on-board accident problem,the on-board accident scenario,interior hazards and potential design changes,and the deceleration problem. A comparison of the risk of on-board accidents to other everyday human risks is presented. An on-board accident test procedure was developed based upon knowledge gained from the accident data analysis. This human factors test procedure is described in detail,in terms of the following:test objectives,detailed test procedures,data analysis procedures. The general test results, a comparison of the test results for the Transbus prototypes,and significant conclusions for urban transit bus safety are presented.