Sturdies of starting, stopping, and traversing curves in public transportation vehicles have been reviewed for the relationship between acceleration and passenger comfort and acceptance. Existing data obtained by rider ratings and, in one case, an objective measure of performance have been analyzed, tabulated, and discussed for both standing and seated passengers. Longitudinal accelerations and decelerations judged comfortable and acceptable were in the range of 0.11g to 0.15g; lateral accelerations were in the range of 0.06g to 0.22g. However, existing data are inadequate for specifying acceleration limits for systems one may want to consider for the future. Since the acceleration values found are about 0.10g lower than those that are accepted by automobile users, it may be worthwhile to investigate methods for making higher accelerations acceptable to mass transportation passengers, especially since certain new systems are being proposed that require fast starts and stops and rapid transitions between the main line and station sidings. (Author)


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    Title :

    Acceleration and Comfort in Public Ground Transportation


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    Publication date :

    1970


    Size :

    56 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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