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In simpler terms, LoS represents the maximum distance an individual can intentionally sway in any direction without losing balance or needing to take a step. [2] The typical range of stable swaying is approximately 12.5° in the front-back (antero-posterior) direction and 16° in the side-to-side (medio-lateral) direction. [ 3 ]
The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway between Cambridge and St Ives, at 25 kilometres (16 miles), is the world's longest guided busway. [11] Between 2004 and 2008, a 1-mile (1.5 km) section of guided busway was in operation between Stenhouse and Broomhouse in the west of Edinburgh.The route was later converted for use by Edinburgh trams. [12] [13]
In North America the groove would have to be a minimum of 2 + 1 ⁄ 8 in (54 mm) wide and by extension, the maximum distance between the inside faces of the guard flanges of the grooved rails can be no more than 52 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (1,327.1 mm), see below.
Bus rapid transit (BRT), also referred to as a busway or transitway, is a trolleybus, electric bus and public transport bus service system designed to have much more capacity, reliability, and other quality features than a conventional bus system. [3]
Other incidents have included one bus crashing into the back of another, following the first braking hard due to horses obstructing the busway, [204] [205] [206] a collision between a bus and a delivery van at a level crossing at Longstanton, [207] and a collision between a car and a bus, also at Longstanton which resulted in a fire. [208]
Busway 1 Median 2 Bus Lanes 3 Bypass 2 Timed Lanes 5 Shoulder 6 HOV Lanes 7 Ltd. Stops 8 TSP 9 Bus signals 9 Regular 10 Curbside 11 Median 12 Station 13 POP 14; Brampton, Ontario: Züm: See note: See note: Five routes. Median busways and stations owned by Viva Rapid Transit: Calgary, Alberta: MAX (Calgary) Regional Municipality of Durham ...
It is one of the two lines in the Los Angeles Metro Busway system and the only one not to serve Downtown Los Angeles. The line, which opened on October 29, 2005, follows part of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company 's former Burbank Branch Line, which provided passenger rail service from 1904 to 1920; it was subsequently used by Pacific ...
In engineering, span is the distance between two adjacent structural supports (e.g., two piers) of a structural member (e.g., a beam). Span is measured in the horizontal direction either between the faces of the supports (clear span) or between the centers of the bearing surfaces (effective span): [1] A span can be closed by a solid beam or by ...