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	Bus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A bus is a large automobile intended to carry numerous persons in addition to the driver and sometimes a conductor.
		Bus services were a focal point in the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s in the United States.
		An articulated bus operated by the CTA in Chicago, Illinois
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bus (1427 words)

	Articulated bus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Some models of articulated buses have a steering arrangement on the rearmost axle which turns slightly in opposition to the front steering axle, which allows the vehicle to negotiate turns in a somewhat crab-like fashion, an arrangement similar to that used on long hook-and-ladder firetrucks operating in city environs.
		The main benefits of an articulated bus over the double-decker bus are increased stability (lower centre of gravity), lower roadwheel pressure, higher maximum speed, and compatibility with handicapped or elderly people.
		Also, modern, low-floor pusher articulated buses usually suffer from suspension problems, because their wheels cannot have enough travel to absorb street unevenness, leading to passenger discomfort and relatively rapid disintegration of the superstructure (unless the road network is overhauled and constantly maintained to near-racetrack standards).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Articulated_bus (1424 words)

	Express bus a sweaty trek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		There are 21 articulated buses in the fleet with an average mileage of 573,947, and their use is alternated on several express routes from downtown to suburbs like Deer Valley, Avondale and Chandler.
		Bishop said this is her first summer as an express bus rider and that she purchased the fan at the suggestion of the veteran riders.
		Bishop said her articulated bus overheated and broke down in the carpool lane of the Superstition Freeway, leaving passengers stranded in the heat for half an hour.
	www.azcentral.com /specials/special28/articles/0607bus07.html (1021 words)

	DMV - V.C. Section 35400 - Maximum Vehicle Length: General Limitation
		(B) An articulated bus or articulated trolley coach described in subparagraph (A) may be equipped with a folding device attached to the front of the bus or trolley if the device is designed and used exclusively for transporting bicycles.
		Use of a crossing control arm by the operator of a schoolbus does not, in and of itself, fulfill his or her responsibility to ensure the safety of students crossing a highway or private road pursuant to Section 22112.
		A device described in this paragraph may not be used on a bus that, exclusive of the device, exceeds 40 feet in length or on a bus having a device attached to the rear of the bus pursuant to paragraph (8).
	www.dmv.ca.gov /pubs/vctop/d15/vc35400.htm (1303 words)

	SamTrans.com - New SamTrans Articulated Buses Ready to Roll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Articulated buses are 60 feet long, 20 feet longer than a standard bus and use an accordion-like component to facilitate turning.
		Once a bus passes inspection, it is put into revenue service, and one of the teen-aged articulated buses is retired.
		The NABI articulated buses were purchased with federal funding (80 percent), local sales tax revenues (10 percent) and bridge tolls (10 percent).
	www.samtrans.com /news_2002_articulated_buses.html (314 words)

	Articulated bus: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The aec routemaster is a model of double decker bus which was designed in 1954 and first introduced in london on 8 february 1956....
		A trolleybus (also known as electric bus, trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram or simply trolley) is a...
		Bus rapid transit (brt) is a relatively new umbrella term for urban mass transportation services utilizing buses to perform premium services on existing roadways or...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ar/articulated_bus.htm (2868 words)

	Trolley Buses
		"Trolley" refers to the trolley poles on the roof of the bus that are used to transmit the electricity from the overhead wires.
		Thus, "Electric trolley bus" is a redundant term, but must be used occasionally to differentiate real trolley buses from the faux trolley cars and cable cars that are actually small buses.
		Articulated trolley buses are 60-feet long and have the "accordion" framing in the middle of the vehicle to allow for maneuverability.
	www.sfmuni.com /cms/mms/aboutmun/trolley.htm (832 words)

	SkyscraperCity - BUS is a TRAM is a METRO is a BUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		SkyscraperCity - BUS is a TRAM is a METRO is a BUS
		BUS is a TRAM is a METRO is a BUS
		The case for articulated bus is that they have big doors for the benefit of fare dodgers, and they have no seats so that wheelchair users, who never use the buses, can feel appreciated.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=158627&page=3&pp=20 (2635 words)

	ipedia.com: Bus Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		See computer bus or electrical bus for the use of the term in computing and electronics respectively., established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulu's premi...
		London's Routemaster, which has been in service since the early 1960s, is an open platform bus that requires a conductor because the driver occupies a cab isolated from the passenger section.
		An electric trolleybus is a bus driven by electricity supplied from overhead wires.
	www.ipedia.com /bus.html (1646 words)

	Curitiba, Brazil
		Separating traffic types and establishing exclusive bus lanes on the city's predominant arteries helped to mold two defining characteristics of the city's transport system: a safe, reliable, and efficient bus service operating without the hazards and delays inherent to mixed-traffic bus service; and densification of development along the bus routes.
		A new "bi-articulated" bus, introduced in December, 1992, is a form of rapid bus operating on the outside high-capacity lanes.
		The bus companies receive no subsidies; instead all mass transit money collected goes to a fund and companies are paid on a distance travelled basis.
	www.dismantle.org /curitiba.htm (777 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: OC Transpo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		OC Transpo currently has a fleet of 924 buses that run on regular streets, of which roughly 450 are fully accessible, and a dedicated roadway bus rapid transit system known as the Transitway.
		Silver Line in Boston Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a broad term given to a variety of different transportation systems that, through infrastructural and scheduling improvements, attempt to use buses to provide a service that is of a higher quality than an ordinary bus line.
		A Volvo articulated bus in contract service for Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, operated by Virginia Overland Transportation in 2003 Articulated buses, also known as bendy buses (UK, Australia), accordion buses or jointed buses, have an increased passenger capacity.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/OC-Transpo (3592 words)

	STEERING CONSIDERATIONS
		Whether or not an articulated bus is equipped with a steered rear axle, steering is usually a function of engine and drive axle placement, plus other technical considerations.
		Thus the typical pusher articulated bus employs an A-axle steered by the driver, a non-steered B-axle near the rear of the front body and a non-steered driven C-axle in the rear body.
		It is with respect to the turn corridor and to the lateral displacement of the rear of the bus that the steering and turning behaviors of puller and pusher articulated buses differ most significantly.
	www.nabiusa.com /resource_page.cfm?res_id=11 (1554 words)

	Wikinfo \| Bus
		See computer bus or electrical bus for the use of the term in computing and electronics respectively.
		Early in the 20th century a motorized bus was sometimes called an autobus.
		An electric trolleybus is a bus with electric propulsion from overhead wires.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=bus (827 words)

	Oops!!
		The bus was empty and it hit no one as it rolled with disengaged handbrake and the driver out of the bus.
		One morning at a bus depot in Moss: Nobody was in the bus, and the bus had not been in operation for days and hence was without brake pressure - so theoretically all wheels should have been locked.
		This articulated bus tried to turn around at its final destination, but due to glossy ice - and the low adhesion weight of an articulated bus - the ditch became the final destination.
	www.busshobby.org /opps.htm (575 words)

	SA Articulated
		The easiest way to pick an O-bahn bus is the yellow flashing light on the rear as well as several guidearms.
		Serco articulated bus in new colours at the Clipsal 500 temporary stop on Rundle Road bound for Modbury via the O-bahn.
		A northbound articulated bus at Paradise Interchange on the O-bahn.
	members.tripod.com /erkbus/adelaide/articulated.htm (236 words)

	The Korea Times : City in Dilemma Over Articulated Buses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The city had planned to increase the number of articulated buses to 73 by the end of next year to cover 10 bus lines, and have 200 of the vehicles by the end of 2008.
		The articulated buses were also promoted as the standard transport mode for the city’s planned bus rapid transit system (BRT), slated for deployment in 2008, designed as a limited-stop service that provides faster services on both expressways and ordinary streets.
		Most notably, the articulated buses are integrated with a computer system that automatically controls the temperature within the vehicle, unlike other buses that allow drivers to manually control heating and air conditioning systems.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/200507/kt2005071220171610230.htm (1007 words)

	AMCAP - September 2002 Monthly Feature
		The bus made a cross country tour to many cities as M-A-N was testing the waters for a possible entry into the US transit market as well as the the US Urban Mass Transit Administration wanted to see how a high capacity bus could function in US service.
		PAT placed seating in the articulation joint of the bus also, a practice that some other systems that received the buses were leery of.
		Even with the negatives of the articulated coaches, there were more positives in the fact that they did haul more people at one time which reduced complaints on overcrowding and full buses passing people up.
	www.amcap.org /monthlyfeature/200209/index.shtml (1636 words)

	The Chicago Reporter: CTA bus fleet miles beyond retirement, part 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Bus overcrowding has worsened as the 18-year-old, articulated buses on routes such as the South Lake Shore succumb to age.
		On July 10, the CTA assigned 37 of the 40 articulated buses in service to three routes: the Jeffery, the South Lake Shore, and the No. 147 Outer Drive Express, which serves the North Side in neighborhoods that are 58.1 percent white.
		The articulated buses are primarily used on express routes because they have high rush-hour ridership and serve downtown, said Noelle Gaffney, the agency’s vice president of communications.
	www.chicagoreporter.com /2000/10-2000/CTA/CTA3.htm (616 words)

	Halfbakery: Two-in-one Articulated Cum Double Decker Buses
		Every time I see an articulated bus and a double decker bus seperately, it always reminds me of the lots of problems in both bus companies.
		The bus comapny that uses double deckers is always full, because people REFUSE to move up into the upper deck, as they fear they would miss their stop if they took too much time climbing up and down the stairs.
		There were hardly any problems encountered with the articulated buses, as there are two exit doors; one at the middle, one at the back.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/Two-in-one_20Articulated_20Cum_20Double_20Decker_20Buses (453 words)

	Calgary Transit - Articulated Bus Experiment
		An articulated bus is a bus composed of two vehicle sections connected by a "turntable" or an articulated joint, also called "bendable".
		This articulated bus is manufactured by New Flyer Inc. and is on loan from Edmonton Transit.
		The articulated bus has a wheelchair accessible low-floor design and is 60 feet long.
	www.calgarytransit.com /articulated.html (295 words)

	Oahu Trans 2K Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The fl smoke that one sees coming from a typical diesel bus occurs when the bus is accelerating and under slow-speed high-load conditions, resulting from the engine not operating at its most efficient speed and is under high load, not allowing the fuel to be burned most efficiently.
		Because the diesel/electric hybrid bus uses power from its batteries during acceleration the diesel engine does not have to labor and remains at constant speed; hence, it does not create the fl smoke.
		The emissions odor from a typical diesel bus is a result of unburned hydrocarbons and sulfur contained in the fuel.
	www.oahutrans2k.com /corridor/transit/appendix_B.htm (1943 words)

	BUSES INTERNATIONAL May, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		A Utrecht Van Hool articulated bus is shown temporarily operating on the busway.
		A Van Hool AG 300 articulated bus stops at a station along the Zuidtangent busway between Schiphol Airport and Haarlem.
		There are ten stations, which have connections with local bus routes, and four of the stations connect with trains of the Netherlands Railways.
	www.busesintl.com /May_2003.htm (1265 words)

	CBC Ottawa - Bus fire undermining confidence: councillor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		On Thursday, an articulated bus travelling on Highway 417 during morning rush hour was damaged by fire.
		It's the third articulated bus to catch fire in the past three months, said city official Jacques Bouchard.
		It appears that moisture is freezing in the brake lines, causing the brakes to engage or drag while the bus is in motion.
	www.cbc.ca /ottawa/story/ott-busfire051223.html?ref=rss (257 words)

	New Jersey Transit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The articulated buses –; which are 59-feet long and include an “accordion,” or bendable section in the middle – can carry 59 seated passengers and additional standees.
		The new buses will be used to replace the existing articulated bus fleet that was bought by NJ TRANSIT in 1985 and has exceeded the 12-year useful life.
		The first 85 articulated buses, which will be delivered over the course of this year, will consist of 49 transit style buses –; which are primarily used on local bus routes – and 36 suburban style buses, which are used on longer distance intercity bus routes, mainly in New Jersey and New York.
	www.njtransit.com /nn_press_release.jsp?PRESS_RELEASE_ID=602 (547 words)

	Remarkable forms of public transport: bus
		The reason was that articulated buses and trailers were not permitted and true double deckers were in general not feasable because of their height.
		At one time this kind of bus was not so very exceptional, and indeed I have a book that contains a much older photograph of such a bus in Antwerp, Belgium, alas, that photograph is extremely unclear.
		London had its famous double deckers (although I do not really understand it, there have been many more cities with double deckers), Paris was famous because of the buses with an open balcony at the end where you entered and left the vehicle, in most cases in the middle at the rear end.
	homepages.cwi.nl /~dik/english/public_transport/odds_and_ends/bus.html (903 words)

	CATA tests new, bigger buses
		The articulated bus began its test period last weekend as both the Blue and White Loops, but Bernier said it may also operate on other routes.
		In addition to size, there are several differences between the articulated bus and the standard CATA buses.
		The articulated bus borrowed from PAT is complete with plush seats and armrests, which Bernier said would be removed if CATA decided to bring a similar bus to Centre County.
	www.collegian.psu.edu /archive/2004/01/01-27-04tdc/01-27-04dnews-06.asp (552 words)

	History of the Articulated Bus in Edmonton
		The bus used for this demo was Mississauga #5001 which at the time was being used on a cross Canada demo tour.
		The bus originally had a roller destination sign which was changed to a Balios sign in 2000.
		In around 2001, this bus was involved in a minor accident requiring the replacement of a body panel near the front head lights which has so far been left plain white.
	www.barp.ca /bus/special/edmartic.html (1020 words)

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