Installing Retractable Shelters on buses?

joeyfjj SG

Hi Bus-Enthusiasts! :D

I'm a student doing a project which targets at improving the quality of buses. My friend recommended me this site and told me to come here to look for people's feedback and advice so your input would be of great help to me and my group! (:

Basically, our main idea is to INSTALL A RETRACTABLE SHELTER at the ENTRANCE and EXIT of the public buses.

The retractable shelters will resemble like those at coffee shops, maybe just different designs.

The main purpose of this shelter is to prevent people from GETTING WET during the rainy days when they board and alight the bus. Further more, people do not need to open their umbrellas when they enter the bus and make the floor wet and dirty.

What do you all think?

Any FEEDBACKS or SUGGESTIONS on this idea? Plus do you all think there will be any LIMITATIONS? I'll need all the help I can get.

Thanks! :D

Do consider factors like if the bus stop "roof" are too low. :D

You would like to consider as Ngweitong suggested, an water sensor, and also, interlocks with the buses' doors. You have to have some measures to ensure the shelters do not extend into the waiting passengers in the busstops, and cut-offs so that they do not extend if the buses open the doors whilst parked in a depot, or places with clearence problems

Would the buses, for example, be able to run with this height added with the installation of this, if the services run on routes with height restrictions like low bridges?

Hope this helps!

TIB1234T SG

Do we actually need to come to a stage whereby we even need shelter to board or exit the bus ?

A little bit of rain wont actually kill right ?

It kills if u are really sway.

Heard from my colleague last time there's a man got sick becos of a bit of acidic rain and he died few days later.

sBs_boy SG

Think about it, even if this shelter thing is implemented...

How efficient would it be ?
- Additional time would now be needed because of the retracting of the shelters.
- Additional cost to the PTOs (end up whos going to pay for it?).
- Spending thousands of dollars to build a shelter on the bus (not forgetting the valuable time loss) just because ppl cant endure that 0.5sec of rain. Does it worth it ?

Instead of spending so much money on this shelter thing, you might as well channel this money to upgrade the transport infrastructure ?

sBs_boy SG

It kills if u are really sway.

Heard from my colleague last time there's a man got sick becos of a bit of acidic rain and he died few days later.

If you are so scare, wear a raincoat then.

TIB1234T SG

If you are so scare, wear a raincoat then.

By the way, I'm not trying to add oil to anything, but its for health purpose, so u choose.

Scania N113CRB luver SG

I would say its a nice idea. However, who is going to fund this project? A brand new prototype built from scratch and involving such machining and requires 3D engineering precision drawing, would easily draw up a 4 figure sum. Main factor: Cost.

If bus companies are willing to fork up some money for a trial, then this could be worth trying out: Modifying the door mechanism on the front door, such that the opening of the shelter would be in sync with the doors. Reason: By keeping majority mechanical, you reduce the risk of breakdowns by up to 50%. Electronic sensors, actuators(motors and cylinders), are super costly and expensive to maintain.

jayh272416 SG

on paper its good, but its unfeasible

aaronaik SG

Hi everyone, thanks so much for the valuable comments. It's very valuable to my whole group as we need all these feedback in our report.

BUT.

Haha. It would really help if there were more positive comments that are cited by you guys cos most of the replies are towards the negative side. Haha.

I'm very appreiative of everyone taking time off to reply here so if you do have any comments (hope its more positive so our group not so demoralised) haha. But yeah, ADD ANYTHING YOU WANNA SAY! :D Thanks!

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