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Research of injuries of passengers in city buses as a consequence of non-collision effects

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Zunjic, Aleksandar | Sremcevic, Vladimir | Sijacki, Vera Zeravcic | Sijacki, Ana

Affiliations: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kraljice Marije 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia | Muzicka skola Mokranjac, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia | University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Dr Subotica 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

Note: [] Address for correspondence: Aleksandar Zunjic, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof., Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Kraljice Marije 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia, Tel.: +381642537486; E-mail: azunjic@mas.bg.ac.rs

Keywords: city bus transport, passenger injuries, bus interior design

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0790-4943

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 4943-4950, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

In this study, a research of injuries of passengers in city buses is presented, which are not a consequence of collision of buses with other objects. The number of injured passengers in the territory of Belgrade was registered, during three consecutive years. Most frequently injured body part was the head, while women over the age of 60 are the most vulnerable population of passengers. The most often reason for the appearance of injuries was the effect of acceleration. Also, it is pointed out to the importance of consideration of the problem of multiple injuries. These injuries are more complex than the individual ones, and they may indicate to the existence of greater omissions in the design of the interior of the bus. Proposals for certain system solutions, as well as some recommendations for designing are given, which can improve the safety of passengers who use the city bus as a means of transportation.

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