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Analysis of dynamic behavior and safety of baby carriages in public transportation buses

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  • Dols, Juan
  • Pons, Vicente
  • Alcalá, Enrique
  • Valles, Beatriz
  • Martín, Ángel

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Issues concerning the use of baby carriages in public buses are still pendant of international legislation that could contribute to unify provisions around accessibility and safety on this type of transportation. There is actually a lack of knowledge around the dynamic behavior and forces involved in the movement of baby carriages when on board in public transportation services. This paper focuses on an analysis of the forces transmitted to the baby carriages and their behavior during normal operation and critical maneuvers by public buses. The article presents partially the results obtained from a research project conducted by the Institute of Design and Manufacturing (IDF) of the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain) in cooperation with the Institute for Automobile Research (INSIA) of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain). The aim was to establish the technical requirements for accessibility and safety of baby carriages (US) or prams (UK) in public buses that could help national and international community to develop standards and provisions on this type of people mobility.

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  • Dols, Juan & Pons, Vicente & Alcalá, Enrique & Valles, Beatriz & Martín, Ángel, 2013. "Analysis of dynamic behavior and safety of baby carriages in public transportation buses," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 49(C), pages 1-9.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transa:v:49:y:2013:i:c:p:1-9
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2013.01.004
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    1. Laura McCarthy & Alexa Delbosc & Graham Currie & Andrew Molloy, 2017. "Factors influencing travel mode choice among families with young children (aged 0–4): a review of the literature," Transport Reviews, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(6), pages 767-781, November.

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