University of London Centre for Transport Studies Working Paper
EXCALIBUR Project - Experiment III: Performance of the Guidance System
with Different Low Floor Buses
Abstract
This report gives the initial results of the third Excalibur experiment,
which took place in the Royal Docks in October 1999. This experiment compared
the performance of different buses with three types of kerb which have
been designed for use at accessible bus stops. The report discusses some
of the general principles that emerged from these (and the previous work
in the Excalibur project) then describes the design implications for each
of the four basic designs for bus stops. Issues surrounding horizontal
and vertical gaps between a stationary bus and the platform are discussed
and this is followed by consideration of the effects which arise while
the bus is in motion as it approaches the platform. Finally, the views
of the drivers involved in the experiments are summarised. It should be
noted that users’ views about platforms and access to buses in general
were considered in earlier Excalibur experiments and were not repeated
in this case.
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