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A bus that is running slightly late will, in addition to its normal load, pick up passengers who would have taken the next bus if the first bus had not been late. These extra passengers delay the first bus even further. In contrast, the bus behind the late bus has a lighter passenger load than it otherwise would have, and may therefore run ...
Intercity buses, as they hold passengers for significant periods of time on long journeys, are designed for comfort. Intercity buses, also known as coaches or motor coaches are almost always high-floor buses, with separate luggage hold mounted below the passenger compartment. In contrast to transit buses, motor coaches typically feature forward ...
"A bus is a motor vehicle designed, constructed and/or used to transport passengers. A motorcoach is a bus designed with an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage compartment. A minibus is designed to transport 16 or more passengers (including the driver) and is typically built on a small truck chassis."
A bus (contracted from omnibus, [1] with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for charter purposes, or through private ownership.
At 18 metres (60 ft) long, as compared to a standard 12-metre (40 ft) bus, the Nova LFS articulated vehicles hold about 112 passengers, compared to 65 on the standard-length bus. [20] A TTC bus painted in livery based on the Flexity Outlook streetcars used by the TTC in 2018. The livery was introduced on TTC buses the previous year.
The standard 3.5-liter V6 engine makes 290 hp and 267 pound-feet of torque. A 10-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel drive (FWD) are standard, but Acura also offers all-wheel drive (AWD).
Additionally, data from 2012 to 2021 shows that only 5% of deaths in school bus-related crashes were bus passengers, while 70% of deaths in these crashes were people in other cars.
The Belgian manufacturer Van Hool offered a 25-metre (82 ft) bi-articulated bus with a capacity of about 180 passengers. This bus was tested in Prague, with line 119 connecting the Václav Havel Airport Prague with the rest of the city. [19] Later the rear part of the bus crashed into a passing truck and the project was abandoned.