Effects of transit bus interior configuration on performance of wheeled mobility users during simulated boarding and disembarking

D’Souza, Clive; Paquet, Victor; Lenker, James; Steinfeld, Edward

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2017.02.008

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“…Interior configurations requiring complex manoeuvres during the boarding phase, which are not necessarily anticipated prior to boarding (e.g., Layout 1) or posed undue risk to fellow passengers causing anxiety (e.g., Layout 2), were rated less favourably. Boarding and disembarking times and frequency of critical incidents, while only moderately correlated with difficulty ratings were on average lower in Layout 3 supporting the findings of this study [36,47].…”

Section: Self-reported Difficulty User Preference and Other Measuressupporting

confidence: 83%

“…Laboratory-based human factors research on transit bus usability have largely comprised evaluations of specific components used in the bus environment such as access ramps [29] and wheeled mobility securement systems [30,31,32] for comfort, safety, ease-of-use, and efficiency. There are few usability evaluations of the vehicle environment in its entirety during the boarding and disembarking process [24,33,34,35,36].…”

Section: Previous Usability Research On Transit Vehicle Features By Wmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A full-scale mock-up of the front two-thirds (i.e., the entire low floor section) of a 12 m (40 ft.) long low-floor bus was constructed in a laboratory to systematically assess user experiences across the three bus design configurations [36]. The mock-up featured reconfigurable seating arrangements and securement areas locations, adjustable front-wheel well widths, different fare-payment technologies and assist features e.g., hand-holds, vertical stanchions.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Self-reported difficulty and preferences of wheeled mobility device users for simulated low-floor bus boarding, interior circulation and disembarking

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Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

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Understanding transit usability barriers, perceptions and preferences among wheeled mobility users is an important consideration for clinicians who recommend mobility-related device interventions to those who use public transportation. Implications for Rehabilitation In order to maximize community participation opportunities for wheeled mobility users, clinicians should consider potential public transit barriers during the processes of wheelchair device selection and skills training. Usability barriers experienced by wheeled mobility device users on transit vehicles differ by mobility device type and vehicle configurations. Full-scale environment simulations are an effective means of identifying usability barriers and design needs in people with mobility impairments and may provide an alternative model for determining readiness for using fixed route buses or eligibility for paratransit.

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Section: Self-reported Difficulty User Preference and Other Measuressupporting

confidence: 83%

Section: Previous Usability Research On Transit Vehicle Features By Wmentioning

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Self-reported difficulty and preferences of wheeled mobility device users for simulated low-floor bus boarding, interior circulation and disembarking

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“…Prior task analysis identified three types of wheelchair turns relevant to ingress-egress on transit vehicles, namely, a 90 • turn, 180 • turn, and a parallel park maneuver [51]. This study focused on the 180 • turn and parallel-park, which are more challenging to perform and require more space than the 90 • turn [52,53].…”

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Wheeled Mobility Use on Accessible Fixed-Route Transit: A Field Study in Environmental Docility

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2021

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Multiple field studies provide qualitative accounts of usability barriers experienced by users of wheeled mobility devices on public transit. This study aimed to examine these usability barriers from the theoretical perspective of Environmental Docility by quantifying the relationship between functional capabilities of wheeled mobility device users and ingress–egress performance on accessible fixed-route transit vehicles in an urban setting. Twenty-eight wheeled mobility users each completed three trips on a predetermined route through the local public transit system. Ingress and egress times, user-reported usability ratings and open-ended comments were analyzed. Regression analyses indicated significant interactions between age and minimum parallel-park length on ingress and egress times. Specifically, lower functional capability reflected in older age and less maneuvering ability predicted decreased performance (longer ingress–egress times), indicating less adaptability to environmental demands and agreement with the Environmental Docility Hypothesis. Usability ratings and comments revealed difficulty with negotiating access ramps and turning maneuvers in the vehicle interior and in proximity to other passengers. Despite compliance with accessibility standards, current design of transit vehicles present substantial usability barriers for wheeled mobility users. Environmental Docility provides a theoretical basis to identifying modifiable factors related to person and environment for improving usability of public transit for people aging and/or with mobility impairments.

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“…Other factors, such as the number and width of doors, the existence of steps to board, the type of bus, and the number of seats and space for standees [31][32][33][34][35][36], also influence the dynamics of bus boarding. D'Souza et al [37] investigated effects of low-floor bus interior configuration and passenger crowding on boarding and disembarking efficiency and safety. Wu et al [38] modeled bus bunching and holding control with vehicle overtaking and distributed passenger boarding behavior.…”

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Optimal Pricing and Service for the Peak-Period Bus Commuting Inefficiency of Boarding Queuing Congestion

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This paper proposes an equilibrium bus boarding model to investigate optimal pricing and service for peak-period bus commuting inefficiency of boarding queuing congestion. Commuters are assumed to choose their optimal time-of-use decision from home or the workplace to the bus. We found that: (1) when the earliest commuter boards the bus as soon as the bus arrives at the bus station, the dynamic boarding queuing congestion toll that eliminates the boarding queuing congestion creates social optimal equilibrium and the optimal bus departure interval during the peak period; (2) the optimal bus departure interval during the peak period is the time that the preceding bus riders spend on boarding, which means the relationship between service frequency and ridership does not conform to the square root principle: the optimal bus frequency is proportional to the square root of the number of commuters.

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Effects of transit bus interior configuration on performance of wheeled mobility users during simulated boarding and disembarking

Cited by 25 publications

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Self-reported difficulty and preferences of wheeled mobility device users for simulated low-floor bus boarding, interior circulation and disembarking

Self-reported difficulty and preferences of wheeled mobility device users for simulated low-floor bus boarding, interior circulation and disembarking

Wheeled Mobility Use on Accessible Fixed-Route Transit: A Field Study in Environmental Docility

Optimal Pricing and Service for the Peak-Period Bus Commuting Inefficiency of Boarding Queuing Congestion

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