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[[File:Low floor bus.jpg|thumb|300px|A North County (San Diego) Transit District bus pulls up to a curb, demonstrating the ease of boarding a low floor bus. Photo by Flickr user LA Wad.]]
 
==Introduction==
 
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Low-floor buses have proliferated over the last several decades due to the benefits they confer to the transit operator and customer. They reduce time required to board, especially for those with limited mobility (such as some seniors and people with physical disabilities).
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Reduces time required to board, especially for those with limited mobility (the elderly, the disabled, and those in wheelchairs.
 
  
[[File:Low floor bus.jpg|thumb|300px|A North County (San Diego) Transit District bus pulls up to a curb, demonstrating the ease of boarding a low floor bus. Photo by Flickr user LA Wad.]]
 
  
==Benefits==
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==Additional Reading==
  
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* [http://www.schallerconsult.com/pub/lowfloor.htm|"MTA New York City Transit Research Shows What Customers Want in Low Floor Buses." 1998.]
  
== Further Reading ==
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-floor_bus Wikipedia page "Low-floor bus"]
[[Wikpedia: Low-floor bus|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-floor_bus]]
 
  
  
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Latest revision as of 23:55, 23 April 2015

A North County (San Diego) Transit District bus pulls up to a curb, demonstrating the ease of boarding a low floor bus. Photo by Flickr user LA Wad.

Introduction

Low-floor buses have proliferated over the last several decades due to the benefits they confer to the transit operator and customer. They reduce time required to board, especially for those with limited mobility (such as some seniors and people with physical disabilities).



Additional Reading