[sustran] Re: Bus Segregation, Car equivalents of BUS

Kirk Bendall kennaughkb at yahoo.com.au
Tue Apr 4 22:41:46 JST 2006


Hi Kiran,
as well as vehcile size, acceleration/deceleration
difference is part of the 'PCU equivalent' concept.

If your issue is at individual property level a
microsimulation extending to the bounding
intersections maybe the way to examine alterenatives
for your traffic conditions and
driving/walking/cycling practices therein.

regards,
kirk bendall
Woonona Australia
--- B Sriram <bsriramak at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
>    
>   I am new member to this group. I am research
> student from India. It is said that a BUS is
> equivalent to 3 passenger cars. But I also find
> there is lot of debate on this value. Can anyone
> suggest what values should be taken?
>    
>   I have also read some reports about Bagota, and
> also some discussions in this group, which suggest
> that segregation of buses helps improve regular
> traffic as well as buses as they get dedicated
> lanes.
>    
>   How can I quantify that this segregation indeed
> improves the regular traffic ?
>    
>   Are  there any published reports which can justify
> this. 
>    
>   My main constraint is space. I will have to
> extract a lane from the existing carraigeway as it
> is bound by private property.
>    
>   Thanks
>    
>   Kiran
>   Research Student
>   Ahmedabad 
>   India
> 
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