Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-08-02 | Page 22 | Motorcoach Study Topic

i STUDY TOPIC Specifications Compiled for Passenger Service i Lines LinesA A Joint committee of ot the Amer- Amer Electric Railway association and tho the Society of ot Automobile En En- Engineers has hns agreed that the term m ch Is preferable to the tho term motor bus and has recommended recommended mended to the standards commit commit- committee teo tee of ot the tho society the adoption of ot the u former It has also recommended recommended mended that all types of ot motor- motor coaches be classified under two designations city type which Includes and double double- doubled d ck coaches conches having either cither cro cross seats or longitudinal seats seals and Intercity type which Includes s I sedan dan coaches conches having multiple and width full cross js teals teats and parlor coaches having front and emergency doors and fixed or movable seats separated by an aisle The division of ot the theS the theS S S. A. A E E. working In close contact with the New Jersey state board of public utility commissioners has hll also recommended a A- compre compre- comprehensive comprehensive set Bet of or specifications of ot broad scope cope covering tho the con con- construction construction and equipment of ot motor- motor coaches coache to Insure the safety of ot passengers and of ot other users of he the highways These specifications specification y relate to height of or floor above the th road overhang o of body lody beyond tho the rear axle construction of ot the wheel housing brakes fenders exhaust location and width of ot regular and emergency doors door visibility billly from fr m tho the drivers driver's seat entrance en en- entrance entrance trance handles heating and venti venti- ventilating ventilating lating location ot of gasoline tank Inside Insl e mirrors footboards Inside lighting lI AtOP lights passenger Big Big- Bigna na us' system wiring IrIng and destination and route signs Igns