Delays in construction have pushed it back. So the minibuses are still flying down the ring road. 1. Why do people living in Cairo don’t like minibuses? A. They make the traffic worse. B. Their drivers are too able. C. They are the government’s failure. D. Their drivers compete...
If the group's pedal power isn't enough to make it up a hill, an electric motor can give the bus a boost Bike Boom The more bike-friendly a city gets, the more people ride.Researchers have found that after cities huild protected bike bes. the number of people riding bikes often ...
Apart from being optimally linked with other public transport modes, European and North-American systems often have P+R (Park and Ride) or B+R (Bike and Ride) places and bicycle rental systems near the bus stop. BRT vehicles. The buses used in BRT systems are adapted to the specific requ...
To see what can’t be seen The driver’s eyes are the best sensors we have. But because the human field of vision is limited, we add sensors for visibility all around the vehicle. Radars and different types of cameras in sensor fusion configurations provide vital information about the traffi...
【1】Big cities have traffic problems during rush hours because there are___. A.special lanes on highways B.many commuters C.four rush hours D.many cars on the street 【2】Most of commuters in Tokyo___. A.take subway trains to work B.are packers C.take taxis to work D.carry briefc...
Most bus routes here are infrequent, with buses no more often than every 30 minutes. What would count as frequent? I’m sure the majority of those who don’t use transit think every 15 minutes is frequent. But I’d bet most would change their minds after going to a bus stop and wait...
Today you can find Volvo BRT systems on 6 continents, featuring a wide range of buses, connected services, driver training, service contracts and technical support. Each city requires a solution of its own, often with purpose-built buses for the specific city. ...
Trying to make sense of what is an increasingly puzzling and erratic industry where the very meaning of what is a bus is being thrown into doubt. For example, trams now wind through streets in China but on closer examination, these articulated vehicles in the shape of tr...
Bus-holding can be performed at a single control point (often the first/last stop) (Hickman, 2001) or multiple control points along the route (Sun and Hickman, 2008), and can be optimized for various objectives such as maintaining even headways (Daganzo, 2009), minimizing waiting times (...
have remained popular throughout the past few months. The city then could have used April and May to implement these lanes so that they were serving essential workers during lockdown and in place as restrictions lifted. That’s what every other city has done, but instead, we’ll get a few...