| Title | The effects of the ride environment on intercity train passenger activities |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 33330 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Wichansky, Anna M. |
| Source | 1979 Transportation Research Board Mectinq; 44p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publication Date | 19790000 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The ability to perform activities such as reading, writing, talking, and sleeping has frequently been cited in the ride quality literature as an important factor in passengers' comfort and satisfaction with transportation systems. A field study of passenger activities on intercity trains was conducted to quantify and describe the relationships between the relative frequencies of various passenger behaviors and the physical parameters of ride quality. Vibration in six degrees of freedom, acoustic noise, temperature, relative humidity and illumination were measured while simultaneous observations of passenger activity were made aboard 77 Amtrak vehicles on 14 trains between Newark, NJ and Washington, DC. |
| Rosap ID | dot:8585 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8585 |
| TRT Terms | Passenger comfort; Ride quality; Intercity transportation; Reading; Noise |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
Eastern States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1173068 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/33000/33300/33330/33330.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |