quarta-feira, 26 de fevereiro de 2014
Exclusão em Londres - Too Many London Buses Avoid Wheelchair Riders - part 4
Publicado em 16/05/2012
Phone - 020 7737 2339
Email - contactus@transportforall.org.uk
Transport for All - TFA - is a 20 year old nonprofit disability transport advocacy group who fights to ensure those who need public transportation the most can reliably venture beyond their homes without fear. https://www.transportforall.org.uk
Please report any instances where you see a disabled passenger left behind when other passengers were allowed to board.
Email - contactus@transportforall.org.uk
Transport for All - TFA - is a 20 year old nonprofit disability transport advocacy group who fights to ensure those who need public transportation the most can reliably venture beyond their homes without fear. https://www.transportforall.org.uk
Please report any instances where you see a disabled passenger left behind when other passengers were allowed to board.
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New Flyer Xcelsior Promo, 2008 - excelente - segurança - acessibilidade - conforto
Publicado em 07/12/2012
In 2008, New Flyer Industries Inc. introduced the Xcelsior line at the 2008 APTA Expo in San Diego, CA. This bus features new styling both inside and out with the steel frame claded in fibreglass panels, with some of the floor structure using composite material. Stainless steel is also an optional choice.
Their objectives were to deliver life cycle savings and improve the experience for passengers and drivers. Better fuel economy, lighter weight, disc brakes, improved accessibility, and the industry's first LED headlights make this a better bus by far in the transit industry.
The Xcelsior is available in 35 foot, 40 foot, and 60 foot models with diesel, compressed or liquified natural gas, diesel-electric, gasoline-electric, hydrogen fuel cell, or all battery-electric powered options. The rear of the bus is chosen with or without a rear window as the design is an inverted, rounded trapezoid-shape with the destination sign above on the right side. Without the rear window, the panel that would house it is smooth. The early prototypes and demonstrators as well as natural gas buses use a ridged panel with the destination sign in the middle at the bottom.
The first New Flyer Xcelsior bus was delivered to Zum of Brampton, ON in 2010 with their XDE40 line. An artic version made its debut in the 2011 APTA Expo in New Orleans as is the XN60 model.
PRINCIPAL STATS:
Manufactured by : New Flyer Industries
Plants : Winnipeg, MB, Canada; St. Cloud, MN, United States; Crookston, MN, United States
Model : Xcelsior
Type : Low Floor bus
Lengths : 35 ft, 40 ft, 60 ft
Date : 2008-present
Propulsion : Diesel, Diesel-Electric, CNG, LNG, Gasoline-Electric, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Battery-powered Electric
Engine options : Cummins ISL9 @ 280hp, 330hp; Cummins ISB6.7L @260hp; Ford Triton V10 6.8L; Cummins Westport ISL G @ 280hp, 330hp
Transmission options : Allison, ZF, Voith
Hybrid System options : Allison H 40 EP, Allison H 50 EP, BAE Systems HDS 300. ISE Thundervolt TB40-HG
Axles : MAN, ZF
HVAC : Thermo King RLF1-M1
Brakes : All wheel disc
Flooring : Composite subfloor at rear interior step with ACQ Plywood remainder, Altro Transflor, Gerflor Tarabus, RCA rubber, Treadflex
Their objectives were to deliver life cycle savings and improve the experience for passengers and drivers. Better fuel economy, lighter weight, disc brakes, improved accessibility, and the industry's first LED headlights make this a better bus by far in the transit industry.
The Xcelsior is available in 35 foot, 40 foot, and 60 foot models with diesel, compressed or liquified natural gas, diesel-electric, gasoline-electric, hydrogen fuel cell, or all battery-electric powered options. The rear of the bus is chosen with or without a rear window as the design is an inverted, rounded trapezoid-shape with the destination sign above on the right side. Without the rear window, the panel that would house it is smooth. The early prototypes and demonstrators as well as natural gas buses use a ridged panel with the destination sign in the middle at the bottom.
The first New Flyer Xcelsior bus was delivered to Zum of Brampton, ON in 2010 with their XDE40 line. An artic version made its debut in the 2011 APTA Expo in New Orleans as is the XN60 model.
PRINCIPAL STATS:
Manufactured by : New Flyer Industries
Plants : Winnipeg, MB, Canada; St. Cloud, MN, United States; Crookston, MN, United States
Model : Xcelsior
Type : Low Floor bus
Lengths : 35 ft, 40 ft, 60 ft
Date : 2008-present
Propulsion : Diesel, Diesel-Electric, CNG, LNG, Gasoline-Electric, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Battery-powered Electric
Engine options : Cummins ISL9 @ 280hp, 330hp; Cummins ISB6.7L @260hp; Ford Triton V10 6.8L; Cummins Westport ISL G @ 280hp, 330hp
Transmission options : Allison, ZF, Voith
Hybrid System options : Allison H 40 EP, Allison H 50 EP, BAE Systems HDS 300. ISE Thundervolt TB40-HG
Axles : MAN, ZF
HVAC : Thermo King RLF1-M1
Brakes : All wheel disc
Flooring : Composite subfloor at rear interior step with ACQ Plywood remainder, Altro Transflor, Gerflor Tarabus, RCA rubber, Treadflex
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A Lesson in Accessibility
Enviado em 18/09/2009
Bus stops are unfortunately being built with a curb cut in line with where the bus ramp has to be put out. As a result the safety of a person in a wheelchair is hugely compromised. See why...
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IDEIA GENIAL - Bus boarder platform - ZICLA - A raised bus stop that improves accessibility at bus stops.
Publicado em 21/02/2014
Raised Bus Stop | Boarding Platform that improves accessibility at bus stops
A raised bus stop that improves accessibility at bus stops. The Bus Boarder is comprised of a collection of interconnected units, an external curb that provides high visibility both day and night due to its painted strips and detachable connector grids that adjust to the original curb. All made with highly resistant, durable, 100% recycled plastic. It is easily installed with no excavation and minimal disruption to pedestrian and traffic.
Characteristics
Easy to assemble and disassemble. There is no need for a crane or specialised equipment; a standard unit (3 x 1.70 m) fits on a euro-palette.
The bus boarder is highly resistant against high impacts and heavy loads. Its modular design and tough connecting bolts ensure a tight fixture and avoid lateral movements.
Eco-label: Environmental Quality Assurance Award
Selected as a "Good Practice" by International Design for All Foundation Awards 2014
Manufactured in Spain.
First year of production: 2009
Patented product: 200930858
http://en.zicla.com/products/74/bus-b...
A raised bus stop that improves accessibility at bus stops. The Bus Boarder is comprised of a collection of interconnected units, an external curb that provides high visibility both day and night due to its painted strips and detachable connector grids that adjust to the original curb. All made with highly resistant, durable, 100% recycled plastic. It is easily installed with no excavation and minimal disruption to pedestrian and traffic.
Characteristics
Easy to assemble and disassemble. There is no need for a crane or specialised equipment; a standard unit (3 x 1.70 m) fits on a euro-palette.
The bus boarder is highly resistant against high impacts and heavy loads. Its modular design and tough connecting bolts ensure a tight fixture and avoid lateral movements.
Eco-label: Environmental Quality Assurance Award
Selected as a "Good Practice" by International Design for All Foundation Awards 2014
Manufactured in Spain.
First year of production: 2009
Patented product: 200930858
http://en.zicla.com/products/74/bus-b...
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euronews futuris : A new bus that's just the ticket
Publicado em 23/03/2012
http://www.euronews.com/ You wait and wait and then three come at once, so the old joke about buses goes.
But the bus has been getting a makeover.
Umberto Guida, the co-ordinator of the European Bus of the Future (EBSF) project said: "Half of public transportation in Europe is done with buses. But buses are still widely considered as the least efficient and least attractive transport system. So our idea was to bring about the renaissance of the bus."
A brand new Number 16 bus running on one of the busiest routes in Gothenburg is part of the plan to re-kindle a love affair between Europeans and their buses.
And it's a magic bus with a few tricks built-in to give passengers 20 percent more space.
Lars Carlden, an engineer with Volvo Technology explained: "To start with, we have these two new wider, sliding doors that allow a better flow of passengers. We also have foldable seats. We have 15 of them. During the peak hours, the drivers can lock them in the upright position. We have also put the driver in the centre between the front wheels, and we have moved the front wheels forward so that more space is generated. In the back, we have the new bellows (the concertina section linking the front and back parts of the bus) that are transparent. And by that means, we get more light into this area, because usually this area of the bus is very dark."
It is the final prototype from a European Union research project aimed at developing quieter, cleaner and more user-friendly buses.
The vehicle seems popular with passengers in Gothenburg.
"It looks very modern, very nice," said one. "It is very quiet, which I like. I guess it is a good thing with all these seats being flexible, good to fit more people in here."
"It is easier to enter, and you have more free space," said another.
Driver Thomas Thimour from Veolia Transport had his own perspective from the cab.
"You have different reference points," he said. "As a driver, you are situated in the centre, and in all other buses, on the left. That means that if you use your old bus-driver brain when driving this bus, you are at least one metre too far to the left. One (difficult) thing is the communication with the passengers, since you are almost totally walled-off in here. That is not a too big problem, but it can be sometimes."
Researchers used complex mathematical models to calculate passenger flows and accessibility with various layout designs at different times and stations for bus routes all over Europe.
One of Volvo Technology's electrical engineers, Atieh Hanna, told euronews: "We wanted to investigate these conceptual changes in the bus layout. And we wanted to know how these conceptual changes affect the performance of the bus in terms of dwell time, capacity or accessibility."
They tested these and other theoretical models in life-sized mock-up made of wood.
Design engineer Oskar Rexfelt from Chalmers University of Technology explained: "That wooden bus was built up with modules so that we could change different aspects of the bus. We could for instance have a new front, new types of seats, or we could change the number of doors of the bus. And then we could see how those changes affected the passengers flow on and off, where do people chose to stand or sit, and so on."
At the same time, scientists near Paris were developing a new all-in-one computer system that brings together the vehicle's Information Technology features.
Drivers can control all the on-board electronics from a small screen, including GPS, real-time traffic information, energy consumption, ticketing, passenger counting, video surveillance, vehicle maintenance and driver assistance systems.
Emmanuel de Verdalle, an Embedded Systems engineer at Veolia, explained: "For a bus builder, this architecture will allow us to supply vehicles that are ready to receive this system. For the transport operators, this architecture will make it easier to install and maintain information systems. And for the public-transport passenger, this architecture will allow us to supply a multi-mode service - continuous travel information from the start of their journey to the end."
In Dresden, researchers on ergonomics used a bus simulator to pinpoint the needs and priorities of European drivers.
They studied two different scenarios; the more ordered streets of Dresden, and the more chaotic streets of Rome.
Professional drivers gave their feedback to help design their ideal cabin layout.
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But the bus has been getting a makeover.
Umberto Guida, the co-ordinator of the European Bus of the Future (EBSF) project said: "Half of public transportation in Europe is done with buses. But buses are still widely considered as the least efficient and least attractive transport system. So our idea was to bring about the renaissance of the bus."
A brand new Number 16 bus running on one of the busiest routes in Gothenburg is part of the plan to re-kindle a love affair between Europeans and their buses.
And it's a magic bus with a few tricks built-in to give passengers 20 percent more space.
Lars Carlden, an engineer with Volvo Technology explained: "To start with, we have these two new wider, sliding doors that allow a better flow of passengers. We also have foldable seats. We have 15 of them. During the peak hours, the drivers can lock them in the upright position. We have also put the driver in the centre between the front wheels, and we have moved the front wheels forward so that more space is generated. In the back, we have the new bellows (the concertina section linking the front and back parts of the bus) that are transparent. And by that means, we get more light into this area, because usually this area of the bus is very dark."
It is the final prototype from a European Union research project aimed at developing quieter, cleaner and more user-friendly buses.
The vehicle seems popular with passengers in Gothenburg.
"It looks very modern, very nice," said one. "It is very quiet, which I like. I guess it is a good thing with all these seats being flexible, good to fit more people in here."
"It is easier to enter, and you have more free space," said another.
Driver Thomas Thimour from Veolia Transport had his own perspective from the cab.
"You have different reference points," he said. "As a driver, you are situated in the centre, and in all other buses, on the left. That means that if you use your old bus-driver brain when driving this bus, you are at least one metre too far to the left. One (difficult) thing is the communication with the passengers, since you are almost totally walled-off in here. That is not a too big problem, but it can be sometimes."
Researchers used complex mathematical models to calculate passenger flows and accessibility with various layout designs at different times and stations for bus routes all over Europe.
One of Volvo Technology's electrical engineers, Atieh Hanna, told euronews: "We wanted to investigate these conceptual changes in the bus layout. And we wanted to know how these conceptual changes affect the performance of the bus in terms of dwell time, capacity or accessibility."
They tested these and other theoretical models in life-sized mock-up made of wood.
Design engineer Oskar Rexfelt from Chalmers University of Technology explained: "That wooden bus was built up with modules so that we could change different aspects of the bus. We could for instance have a new front, new types of seats, or we could change the number of doors of the bus. And then we could see how those changes affected the passengers flow on and off, where do people chose to stand or sit, and so on."
At the same time, scientists near Paris were developing a new all-in-one computer system that brings together the vehicle's Information Technology features.
Drivers can control all the on-board electronics from a small screen, including GPS, real-time traffic information, energy consumption, ticketing, passenger counting, video surveillance, vehicle maintenance and driver assistance systems.
Emmanuel de Verdalle, an Embedded Systems engineer at Veolia, explained: "For a bus builder, this architecture will allow us to supply vehicles that are ready to receive this system. For the transport operators, this architecture will make it easier to install and maintain information systems. And for the public-transport passenger, this architecture will allow us to supply a multi-mode service - continuous travel information from the start of their journey to the end."
In Dresden, researchers on ergonomics used a bus simulator to pinpoint the needs and priorities of European drivers.
They studied two different scenarios; the more ordered streets of Dresden, and the more chaotic streets of Rome.
Professional drivers gave their feedback to help design their ideal cabin layout.
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Uma aula de Engenharia sobre o que é ônibus - O 500 UDA e O 500 MDA: os ônibus superarticulados da Mercedes-Benz
Publicado em 15/04/2013
Assista ao vídeo e conheça toda a tecnologia empregada nos ônibus superarticulados Mercedes-Benz O 500 UDA Piso Baixo e O 500 MDA Piso Alto, utilizados nos modernos sistemas BRT (Bus Rapid Transit).
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monotrilhos - Japão
Publicado em 26/04/2013
Part 1 of 5, featuring the video's introduction, Ueno Zoo Monorail and Inuyama Monorail. 'Monorails of Japan' was The Monorail Society's groundbreaking first video, produced to feature monorail technology where it was being used the most. At the time, Japan had embraced monorail technology more than any other country in the world. In the decades since, monorails have been built in numerous other cities around the world. New monorails are being built as we upload this five part video and more are planned. Please note: this was videotaped in 1990 and released on tape in 1992. Several monorails featured here have been expanded and two major systems have since opened in Japan (Tama Monorail and Okinawa Monorail). 'Monorails of Japan 2003' is a newer, professional DVD produced by David M. Ice for The Monorail Society. It is available in the Monorail Store at monorails.org.
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Le transport collectif à Montréal a 150 ans ! - Atenção - comparem os ônibus com o resto ao longo do tempo
Enviado em 17/11/2011
Le transport collectif à Montréal a 150 ans. Depuis les premiers tramways tirés par des chevaux et ensuite les tramways électriques, les bus et le métro, le développement du transport collectif est intimement lié à l'évolution de Montréal, hier, aujourd'hui et demain.
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