Bus transport Bus transport Articulated buses, also known as bendy buses, accordion buses or jointed buses, have an increased passenger capacity. Found almost exclusively in public transportation use, these buses are usually around 60 feet long, while a regular bus is 35 to 45 feet. To make them nimble enough to safely navigate streets at their increased length, they are fitted with an extra pair of wheels and a flexible joint (usually located slightly behind the midpoint of the bus, behind the second pair of wheels). Some models of articulated buses have a steering arrangement on the rearmost axle which turns slightly in opposition to the front steering axle, which allows the vehicle to negotiate turns in a somewhat crab-like fashion, an arrangement similar to that used on long hook-and-ladder firetrucks operating in city environs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Articulated bus"
The B-type bus is a model of double-decker bus that was introduced in London on 1910. ...more on Wikipedia about "B-type bus"
A bus is a large, motorized, wheeled vehicle intended to carry numerous persons in addition to the driver. The name is a shortened version of omnibus, which means "for everyone". ...more on Wikipedia about "Bus"
Bus advertising is a popular way for advertisers to reach the public in metropolitan areas. There are several common methods used to do this. Passengers who use buses are frequently targeted with ads placed in bus shelters or on the backs of benches at stops. Once onboard, passengers are subjected to ads inside the bus, attached to the corners between the walls and ceiling overhead. Externally, placards known as "boards" can be placed on the front, sides, and rear of a bus. Occasionally, entire buses are turned into an advertisement in a " wrap" where decals are applied to all of the bus's visible exterior. A nationwide provider of bus wraps for advertising is Azure Vehicle Graphics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bus advertising"
In North American English, a bus bulb is an arrangement by which a sidewalk is extended outwards for a bus stop; typically the bus bulb replaces roadway that would otherwise be part of a parking lane. With bus bulbs, a bus can stay in its traffic lane to discharge and pick up passengers, instead of having to pull over to the curb. This prevents buses from being delayed by having to pull back into traffic; however, that comes at the expense of delaying other vehicles that must wait behind the bus, especially on streets that only provide one traffic lane in each direction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bus bulb"
A Bus (only) lane is a lane on a road restricted to buses, and possibly high occupancy vehicles, bicycles, emergency vehicles or taxicabs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bus lane"
A bus plunge is a phenomenon in news media, often used whenever a passenger bus is involved in a mishap, typically involving injuries or fatalities. In these cases the bus is almost invariably described as having plunged into an object during a collision or off the road. A change in elevation is not required for the term to be applied by a news writer. Often one can search current news articles for the term and find stories involving buses having plunged into an accident or off a road. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bus plunge" My www.shortopedia.com is mine.
Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a broad term given to a variety of different transportation systems that, through infrastructural and scheduling improvements, attempt to use buses to provide a service that is of a higher quality than an ordinary bus line. Each BRT system utilizes different improvements, although many improvements are shared by many BRT systems. The goal of such systems is to at least approach the service quality of rail transit while still enjoying the cost savings of bus transit. The expression "BRT" is mainly used in North America; elsewhere, one may speak of Quality Bus or simply bus service while raising the quality. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bus rapid transit"
Bus spotting is a pastime in which one seeks to see all buses in a particular fleet or those produced by a particular manufacturer. A person who engages in these activities is known as a bus spotter or a bus enthusiast. Within the bus industry bus spotters are known as moquettes; this name is from the material used to make the seat coverings. As with train or aircraft spotters, bus spotters spend much time outdoors with notepads, monitoring bus routes. Some bus enthusiasts are only interested in vintage vehicles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bus spotting"
A bus stop is a place where a public transport bus stops for the purpose of allowing passengers to board or leave the bus. The simplest kind can be just a sign saying "bus stop", or it can be a post with special colouring or other marks identifying it as a bus stop; however, line numbers and/or destinations are often indicated. The times the bus departs may be given, or the whole timetable for the lines involved. A map of the bus lines and tariff information may be provided. Electronic signs may be present to tell real-time when the next bus will come, regardless of schedules; NextBus is one such system. A recent innovation in London is the addition of automatic terminals to buy tickets from: these save time when boarding. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bus stop"
Bus terminus is a terminal bus stop where many bus routes begin or end. Usaully buses park and wait for passengers at their own stops. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bus terminus"
A bus turnout, bus pullout, or bus bay is a special zone on the side of the main roadway for primarily buses to stop for a designated bus stop in order to pick up and drop off passengers. The purpose of the bus turnout is avoid blocking a lane of traffic and to improve passenger safety during boarding and deboarding. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bus turnout"
The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger — and of mail — and covered for protection from the elements. The small Hungarian town of Kócs (pronounced "koach") was the place of manufacture, from the 15th century onwards, of an exceptionally well designed example of such a vehicle with durable and comfortable suspension and steering; and from the Hungarian word Kócsi (meaning "from Kócs") the name spread to several other European languages (compare Spanish coche and German Kutsche). ...more on Wikipedia about "Coach"
The DC Circulator is a downtown circulator bus system in Washington, D.C., U.S.A.. It is operated by a public-private partnership including the District of Columbia Department of Transportation and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which also operates the Metrobus system in the capital and its suburbs. ...more on Wikipedia about "DC Circulator"
A double-decker bus is a bus that has two levels. Double-decker buses are popular in Europe and in some parts of Asia, usually in ex-colonial countries. Many towns around the world have a few that specialise in short sight-seeing tours for tourists for as William Gladstone observed "the best way to see London is from the top of an omnibus". ...more on Wikipedia about "Double-decker bus"
An express bus is a bus service that is intended to run faster than normal bus lines. These buses usually run between the downtown sections of cities and the more residential suburbs or outer boroughs. While most services run during the rush hour, services in major cities like New York City and Los Angeles, and most notably the Seattle area, have services on a daily basis operating at almost all hours due to high passenger demand. Express buses operate on a faster schedule by not making as many stops as regular bus lines and often take quicker routes that buses usually do not, such as along freeways. Express buses are also used in some cases to provide shuttle service to and from city events. In this case the 'express' nature of the service is reflected in the fact that the bus has only two stops, a designated park and ride lot, and the event destination. An express bus may charge a different fee to ride than normal buses, either higher to charge for the quicker service, or lower to promote it as an alternative to driving and contributing to road congestion. ...more on Wikipedia about "Express bus"
The Fuel Cell Bus Club comprises the participants of the projects CUTE, ECTOS and STEP ( ** ). They currently operate the largest fleet of fuel cell buses in the world, 33 buses, as part of a two-year Mercedes-Benz Citaro hydrogen fuel cell bus trial with three buses in each city. The buses were estimated to cost US$1.2 million each and have a range of 300 km and carry around 70 passengers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fuel Cell Bus Club"
This page contains information on some fuel cell bus trials. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fuel cell bus trial"
Guided buses are buses steered for part or all of their route by external means, usually on a dedicated track. This track, which often parallels existing roads, excludes all other forms of traffic, permitting the maintenance of reliable schedules on heavily used corridors even during rush hours. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guided bus"
A Gyrobus is an electrical bus that uses flywheel energy storage and not overhead wires like a trolleybus. The name comes from the Greek language term for flywheel, gyros. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gyrobus"
Marshrutka ( Bulgarian, ; short for ( Bulgarian: маршрутно такси, Russian: "маршрутное такси" (routed taxicab)), ( Bulgarian: plural, маршрутки, marshrutki) is a Bulgarian and CIS minibus taxi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marshrutka"
A midibus is a classification of single decker buses which are identified as neither being minibuses or full size buses, and can be anywhere between 8m (26 ft.) and 12m (40 ft.) long. While used in many parts of the world, the midibus is perhaps most common in the UK where operators have found them more economical, and to have a sufficient number of seats compared to full size single-decker buses. ...more on Wikipedia about "Midibus"
A minibus is a motor vehicle that is designed to carry fewer people than a full-size bus. An example of a minibus is the VW Bus although there are many manufacturers producing models specifically for such use. ...more on Wikipedia about "Minibus"
A night bus is a bus service which operates through the night time hours. Many cities operate such services, in substitution for either ordinary daytime bus services or metro/ subway rail services. Night bus service is much more limited than daytime bus service, there are fewer lines and the buses run less frequently. In some cities such services have their own fare structure, in others the standard bus fare structure applies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Night bus"
A rollsign or roll sign is a mechanical display used to indicate the destination of a bus or train. They are commonly seen in older city buses, streetcars and subway cars, which run on a variety of fixed routes. More modern equipment typically substitutes digital displays for rollsigns, but the long life of these vehicles ensures that many systems still use the devices. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rollsign"
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