Organizing a bus depot – selected aspects

Urban transportation problems are particularly noticeable within cities of over 100 thousand inhabitants. In these cities buses are a primary means of transport, but lack of low-floor and poor interior design does not encourage passengers to use them. However, the qualities that give the most negati...

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Main Authors: Jerzy PAWLICKI, Leszek CZAPKOWSKI, Jacek ROMAŃCZYK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Silesian University of Technology 2012-01-01
Series:Transport Problems
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Online Access:http://transportproblems.polsl.pl/pl/Archiwum/2012/zeszyt1/2012t7z1_12.pdf
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Summary:Urban transportation problems are particularly noticeable within cities of over 100 thousand inhabitants. In these cities buses are a primary means of transport, but lack of low-floor and poor interior design does not encourage passengers to use them. However, the qualities that give the most negative feedback on the public transpiration are the technical condition of buses, excessive noise and exhaust emission. Technical backsides of the bus depots that constantly maintain the technical readiness of the required number of vehicles play an important role to ensure high quality standards. New European Union legislation is very helpful in such. New laws and regulations deal with the safety issues and environmental protection matters, to which the urban transportation depots must be strictly adjusted. This article refers to these documents and presents depot technical stations, which equipment needs to be upgraded in the first place.
ISSN:1896-0596