Evacuation and Rescue in Automated Guideway Transit: Volume I: Data Collection, Scenarios, and Evaluation

Details

• Creators:
  Benjamin, David E.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Vought Corporation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Automated guideway transit
  • Emergency management
  • Data collection
  • Evacuation
  • Automated Guideway Transit
  • Evacuation
  • Rescue
  • Emergencies
  • Safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UMTA-MA-06-0048-79-2;DOT-TSC-UMTA-79-47, I
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1526594
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report; July 1977 - May 1979
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Abstract:
  Evacuation and rescue are significant problems in all transportation systems. Serious injuries and loss of life can result from situations in which inadequate means of evacuating and rescuing passengers exist. In conventional transportation systems, transportation personnel can help to evacuate and rescue passengers. AGT systems, however, present a number of special evacuation and rescue problems because they are highly automated systems. Operation of AGT systems with elevated guideways also presents significant problems. This document is Volume I of the Final Report on Evacuation and Rescue in Automated Guideway Transit and describes the methodology used in developing evacuation and rescue guidelines. Volume II is a Guidebook to evacuation and rescue intended for use by AGT planners, designers and decision makers. The report number of Volume II is UMTA-MA-06-0048-79-3.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-TSC-1314-1
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5814/dot_5814_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.61 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4caa68d115109948b704491a9c8e1a0ed3d2d3b443221602d657db32be7ae19b