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Assessment of Bus Interior Design in Malaysia

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Road accidents involving bus in Malaysia is very alarming. National statistics showed that bus accident cases increased significantly at 48% between the year 2006 and the year 2008. This study focuses on design of bus concerningon ergonomics factors to eliminate injury that may pose to bus passenger either in collision or non-collision event. Data sourcethat used for this paper were obtained from bus a carried out at PUSPAKOM. This study managed to assess 224 samples and collected measurement for items stated in UN R36. Several design issues that can potentially contribute to passenger injury such as doors, seats, handrail and steps are highlighted and discussed in this paper. Findings from this paper revealed that current regulation already address the critical measurement to ensure passenger safety is taking care while in the bus. However, some related items seem to be obsolete and need to be revised accordingly.

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Advanced Engineering Forum (Volume 10)

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367-372

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https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AEF.10.367

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December 2013

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Mohd Syazwan Solah*, Aqbal Hafeez Ariffin, Mohd Hafzi Mohd Isa, Zulhaidi Mohd Jawi, Noor Faradila Paiman, Hamzah Azhar, Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim

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Child Safety, Motorcycle Safety Helmet, Observational Survey, Pillion Rider

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