Intercity Motorcoach and Transit Bus Evacuation Research (Phase II)

Evaluation of emergency evacuation techniques, designs, and performance requirements including conducting evacuation trials with human subjects under various conditions are presented in this project.

• Record URL:
  http://www.nhtsa.gov/DOT/NHTSA/Traffic%20Injury%20Control/Research%20In%20Progress/files/IntercityMotorcoachTransitBusEvacuationResearchPhase2.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Human Factors and Engineering Integration, Human Factors & Engineering

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $200000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTNH22-08-V-00004

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, D.C.  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Beretzky, Steve

• Performing Organizations:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Start Date: 20080801
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20090831
• Source Data: RiP Project 35059

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus crashes; Bus transportation; Disaster preparedness; Evacuation; Incident management; Transit buses
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01490027
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DTNH22-08-V-00004
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Aug 17 2013 1:00AM