Evacuation of Intercity Buses

Details

• Creators:
  Purswell, Jerry L. ; Dorris, Alan L. ; Stephens, Roger L.
• Corporate Creators:
  Oklahoma State University. School of Industrial Engineering and Management
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Buses
  • Passengers
  • School bus passengers
  • Bus transit
  • Public transit
  • Evaluation
  • Evacuation
  • Intercity bus lines
  • Traffic crashes
  • Safety
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Oklahoma
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; University of Oklahoma
• Abstract:
  This study was conducted to provide information related to the post-crash evacuation of intercity buses. A review of bus accident data and relevant I literature was completed to provide an understanding of the variables related I to bus evacuation. A survey was completed to document the passenger characteristics of a typical bus load. A special data base '\Vas analyzed for injuries resulting from falls or jumps of eight feet or less. A study was then designed I and conducted to investigate bus evacuation under several "worst case" conditions. The study was then conducted and 16 mm movie films were made of each evacuation. An analysis of the study provided information on time to evacuate for various conditions, hazards in evacuation, subjects reaction to the evacuation tests and recommendations for bus design and operation to minimize evacuation problems.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39546/dot_39546_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.56 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f18cf55ee3114a5aba01a859308f038cac4491e5b530ad23dc196496944dd6ce