Dec 21, 2024 · Bus stops are roadside locations for boarding and disembarking, while bus bays provide a designated pull-off area for buses, facilitating smoother traffic flow. Stations offer greater facilities, and terminals are hubs for multiple routes.

With a bus bay, the goal is to not block traffic while the bus is stopped, but at the cost of the time necessary to merge back into flowing traffic. Bus bays, therefore, will generally produce longer dwell times than bus bulbs. The dwell time can be reduced by traffic legislation.

A bus bay (or turnout) is a specially constructed area separated from the travel lanes and off the normal section of a roadway that provides for the pick up and discharge of passengers (see Figure 4).

A bus stand, also called a bus bay, or bus stance, is a designated parking location where a bus or coach waits out of service between scheduled public transport services. 'Bus stand' is also often an alternative name for specific bus stops inside a bus station. [1]

Dec 6, 2015 · As far as bus passengers and operators are concerned, it is best to avoid the use of bus bays if possible. If a bus bay is deemed necessary, it should have tapered deceleration and acceleration lanes and be located at the far side of the intersection to take advantage of interruptions in the traffic stream from the upstream traffic signal.

Following the detailed presentation of the different types of bus stops (e.g., bus bays, nubs, etc.) is discussion of vehicle characteristics. This is followed by information on how roadway and intersection design can accommodate the unique qualities of buses.

Jan 17, 2025 · Transit facilities include the spaces that are required for boarding and alighting activity for transit passengers, infrastructure needed for bus vehicles to service the waiting areas, and reserved travel lanes for exclusive transit operation. The following areas of transit facility design are discussed in this chapter:

Jan 10, 2016 · Bus stops can be placed curbside or in a bus bay, and close or far from bottlenecks. At curbside stops, buses can block the cars behind them leading to additional car delays. On the other hand, buses that stop at bays can get delayed themselves since cars can block a bus leaving the bay.

Bus turnouts, also known as bus bays, are bus stops located in recessed curb areas out of the adjacent moving lanes of traffic. They should be considered on arterials and other major roadways that experience high auto traffic volumes, high over-all travel speeds, and where the bus dwell times are relatively long.

Dec 6, 2006 · A bus is more like a vehicle from the 40s or 50s as far as maintenance. (Fords had self adjusting rear brakes and oil filters in the 50s.) Vanagon has better heat and AC.