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Low-Floor Articulated Bus Demonstration PB JOO 497·:-· ~ •· 'T• - - -"'~""' ,., • " " ,,,. -vr-i• . ~ ( ;. ' • -.... .,>"'- • •• • I ~-~ ""- ~"'f. •, ~• • ' ., , .. -' . -'9·•·•·.rj2 V.. jt,.,s,. ' . ., , t ~ • I 1-:..-, ~• ..,..._,t:f ~• ,~~'½ I• • . .,._ •, ,.,._ ,, .· ' ~ :""~ ....... .rl ,~.'t:\.'' -~·. .. tf: /'; •'. .l <· ~•-r;-/t\ J < : ·.-/"'\.·\4 .. ,, '... •.. ! . • ' f ~ • / • ' ,-! • ~ •• • '.c.t I • • • • • 1• < •'' v.:~~j " ... r; ~;, '.•, __ -J I• • ·• . 1 ,P I ,. LOW-FLOOR ARTI-CULATED­ I BUS DEMONSTRATION I BOOZ• ALLEN & HAMILTON Inc. I TRANSPORTATION CONSULTING DlVISION 4330 EAST WEST HIGHWAY 1· BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20014 1.· I I I SEPTEMBER 1979 FINAL REPORT Document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service Springfield, Virginia 22161 Prepared for U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION •· WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 .) . ~ 'I' REPORT NO. BP 79-001 LOW-FLOOR ARTICULATED BUS DEMONSTRATION 8002· ALLEN & HAMIL TON Inc. TRANSPORTATION CONSUL TING DIVISION 4330 EAST WEST HIGHWAY BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20014 SEPTEMBER 1979 FINAL REPORT Document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service Springfield, Virginia 22161 METRO RAIL TR:\NSIT CONSULT ANTS Technical Library Los Angc!es, CA Prepared for U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 T::CHN iCAL ~EPC~7 STAl!O.\RD T,TU: ;:::.GE j i. ~eport No. 2. Go.,ernmeM ..\ccaa"1on No. RJtcipoenr ' s Co10lo<;1 l'io . i l ~- i 4. Tjrle and S1;btitle 5. Rar,ort Oore Low-Floor Articulated Bus Demonstration September 1979 6. P ulorming Orgoni zotion Cod• 7. Aurnor( s) a. p •riorming Orgoni 2otion R.ec,orl Ne. Transportation Consulting Division BP 79-001 9. Performing Organ, zotion Nome ond Addreu 10 . Worlc Unit No. i Booz, Allen & Hamilton Inc. i 4330 East West Highway 11 . Contract or Gront No. Bethesda, Maryland 20014 UMTA-9073-077 t-::-:--7'----:------:--:--:-----------------~ 13. Type of Re:,ort ond Period Covered ! 12. Sponaoring Agency Nome ond Address Urban Mass Transportation Administration De partment of Transportation Final Report Washington, D.C. 20590 14. Sponsoring Agency Cocie 15. Supplementary Note, 16. Ab•troct This report is documentation of a program to demonstrate the stability and anti-jackknifing capabilities of a low-floor articu­ lated bus to the transit industry. To this end a low-floor, high­ capacity, articulated bus prototype, · developed by Hamburg-Consult of the Federal Republic of (West) Germany, was demonstrated and evaluated at five sites in the U.S. The low-floor concept, seen in the prototype, is an improvement over current articulated vehi­ cle designs. The low floor allows faster and easier boarding, thus increasing productivity, and offering an advantage to elderly and handicapped persons. Data on performance, and reactions of drivers, maintenance and management personnel and on public reactions (news media) were collected. The performance and the industry's favor­ able reaction to the technology at all five sites is evidence of the prototype's demonstrated stability and anti-jackknifing capa­ bilities. 17. Key Worda 18. Oiattibution Stot•"'ent articulated bus, bus technology , This document is available to the high-capacity bus, low-floor bus, public through the National Techni- I Transbus cal Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161 19. Security Clouil. (of thia report) 20. Security Ciauil. (of thia page) 21. No. of P oqn 22. Price Unclassified Unclassified 45 rorm DOT F 1700.7 ca-u1 METRIC CONVERSION FACTORS Approximate Conversions to Metric Measures N "' "' Approximate Conversions from Metric M11suru N N Symbol When You Know Multi,ly by To Fid Sy•~•I Sy•hl Whu You Know Multiply by To Find Symbol ;:; LENGTH 0 N LENGTH n-.n millimeters 0.04 inches ,n ~ cm centimeters 0.4 inches in m meters 3.3 feet ft inches ·2.5 centimeters cm m meters 1.1 yards yd ft feel 30 centimeters cm :!: km kilometers 0.6 miles mi yd yards 0.9 mete,s m m, miles 1.6 kilometers km !:; AREA AREA :!: 2 cm inches in2 2 square centimeters 0.16 square in square inches 6.~ square centimeters "' m2 cm' ~ square meters 1.2 square yards yd2 ft2 square feet 0,09 square meters m' km2 square kilometers 0 .4 square miles mi2 yd2 ml 2 square yards 0.8 square meters ha hectares (10,000 m ) 2.5 acres mi 2 square miles 2.6 square kilometers km2 ! acres 0.4 hectares ha !:! MASS (weight) MASS (wei1h_tl ::! g grams 0.035 ounces o, o, ounces 28 grams g kg kilograms 2.2 pounds lb lb pounds 0.45 kilograms kg tonnes I 1000 kgl 1.1 short tons short tons 0.9 tonnes (2000 lb) ... ~ VOLUME VOLUME tsp teaspoons 5 milliliters ml ml milliliters 0.03 fluid ounces fl oz Tbsp tablespoons 15 milliliter~ ml I liters 2.1 pints pt H oz fluid ounces JO milliliters ml "' liters 1.06 quarts qi C cups 0.24 liters I liters 0.26 gallons gal pt pints 0.47 liters mJ cubic meters 35 cubic feet 113 qt quarts 0.95 lilers mJ cubic meters 1.3 cubic yards ydJ gal gallons 3.8 liters I ftJ cubic feel 0.03 cubic meters mJ ydJ cubic yards 0.76 cubic meters mJ .., TEMPERATURE (exact) TEMPERATURE (exact) "c Celsius 9/ 5 !then Fahrenheit "• 1emperature add 32) temperature " f Fahrenheit 5/ 9 (after Celsius "c temperature subtracting temperature •• 32) ~F 32 98.6 212 4 0 8 1 0 1 0 2 1 , 1 •I , I , , ~ , , ~ , , ~ , 1 1 ~ -•f ~ ~ ~ " I ,n : '1.~4 , .. .,,l l"llyl. f ,,r u ll1er ei..c1i. l ~-"nv,•1:,," >1i :-. .ind 1nu1,· d, ·t,1,l,·d t,1li!P::. :-. <:t: Nl!S r.lic.L. PutJ I. 281l, 5 I I I I I I I 1 , I I I Un,b u l We,yni:,, ,Hlo.l r. ,.:.i:..uro:>:,,, P1,ci- $;?.2S, SD C <tt.i l<l\ J Nu. C13. 1ll ~86. g. -40 - 20 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 c 37 °C ~ ~ T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Page Number SUMMARY V LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS vi I. INTRODUCTION I-1 1. Background I-1 2. Objective of Study I-2 3. Scope of the Program I-2 4. Participants and Their Roles I-3 II. DESCRIPTION OF HAI1BURG-CONSULT ARTICULATED BUS II-1 III. DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULE III-1 1. U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Display III-1 2. Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority (SEMTA) III-1 3 • Transportation Research Center (TRC ) III-3 4. Port Authority (of Allegheny County ) Transit (PATransit) III-3 5. Mass Transit Administration of Mary land (MTA) III-3 IV. SUBJECTIVE RESPONSES I V-1 1. Interviews I V-1 2. Public Awareness IV-3 3. Rider Observations I V-3 V. TESTS V-1 1. Test Approach V-1 2. Test Results V-2 VI. CONCLUSIONS VI-1 APPENDI X A-Interview Responses I ii "'· I N D E X 0 F F I G U R E S Page Number II-1 The Hamburg-Consult Articulated Demonstra­ tion Bus II-2 II-2 Major External Dimensions-RC Articulated Transbus II-4 II-3 Passengers Boarding II-5 III-1 Hamburg-Consult Articulated Bus Demonstra­ tion Sites-1978 III-4 IV-1 HC Articulated Bus Demonstration Run IV-2 V-1 Turning Radii of Hamburg-Consult Bus and UMTA Transbus Requirements V-4 V-2 Acceleration Curve V-5 V-3 Gradability Curve V-6 V-4 Maneuverability Test Low-Speed Slalom Course V-8 V-5 High Speed Handling Test V-8 iii I N D E X O F T A B L E S Page Number I-1 Participating Agencies and Their Roles in I-4 the HC Articulated Bus Demonstration Program III-1 Hamburg-Consult Bus Schedule III-2 V-1 Test Schedule for Hamburg-Consult Articulated Bus V-1 V-2 Weights of Vehicle for Various Conditions and Configurations V-2 V-3 Exterior Noise Test Measurement Series (Each Series Bi-directional) V-9 V-4 Comparison of HC Articulated Bus Prototype to In-Service American Transit Buses and Proposed EPA Regulations (dBA re 20µPa) V-10 iv SUMMARY This report is documentation of a program to demonstrate the stability and anti-jackknifing capabilities of a low-floor articulated bus. For the demonstration program a prototype coach built by the firm of Hamburg-Consult of the Federal Republic of (West) Germany was used. The Hamburg-Consult (HC) low-floor articulated bus was displayed and demonstrated at U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters, the South­ eastern Michigan Transportation Authority (SEMTA), the Port Authority of Allegheny County (PATransit), and the Mass Transit Administration of Maryland (MTA). Additionally, testing and evaluation was conducted at the Transportation Research Center of Ohio (TRC). Representatives from U.S. and Canadian governments, transit authorities, vehicle and component manufacturers, the news media, and the general public observed and rode in the bus during the demonstration period. Data of performance, and reactions of drivers, maintenance and management personnel, and on public reactions (news media) were collected. The prototype's performance and control and the favorable reaction to the technology at all five sites is evidence of the stability and anti-jackknifing capability of a low-floor articulated bus. V LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS APTA American Public Transit Association DIN Deutsche Ingenieur Nomber [technical rating system used in the Federal Republic of (West) Germany] DOT U.S. Department of Transportation GVW Gross Vehicle Weight HC Hamburg-Consult MTA Mass Transit Administration (of Maryland) PATransit Port Authority (of Allegheny County) Transit SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SEMTA Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority Seated Load Weight (curb weight plus one hundred-fifty pounds for every designated passenger seating position and for the driver) TRC Transportation Research Center (of Ohio) UMTA Urban Mass Transportation Administration vov Verband Offentlicher Verkehrsbtriebe (Federal Republic of (West) Germany equivalent of APTAl Vl I.
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