The Covid-19 pandemic impact all public spheres of city inhabitants' lives, also changed the conditions of traveling by public transport, especially in the field of personal passenger safety. The introduced limits on people in public transport vehicles and the need to maintain social distancing or cover the mouth and nose in a public transport vehicle - for various reasons - have been met with different understanding by users. The question then arose: are passengers actually complying with the rules of the pandemic when traveling by tram or bus? The paper attempts to assess the behavior of passengers, based on the opinions of people who observe these behaviors in their daily work, driving public transport vehicles. For this purpose, a survey was carried out among bus and tram drivers of the main public transport operator in Krakow. On the basis of 334 fulfilled questionnaires, it was found that - according to the drivers - passengers often quite freely approach the limits of people in vehicles, and often do not respect the social distancing, especially when alighting and boarding. However, what is optimistic, the drivers highly assessed their own safety when performing their official duties - which is extremely important in the context of ensuring the continuity of public transport during a pandemic. Only 10% of drivers considered that the current solutions to protect passengers (and drivers themselves) are sufficient, therefore they called for an increase in the scope of protective measures: an increase in the number of public transport courses (to keep existing passengers), the obligatory use of protective masks (instead of ineffective loosely obligation to cover the face and nose), or the introduction of closed driver cabins in buses (as in trams). The obtained research results are of a cognitive nature, they can be a supplement to the travel studies at this specific time. They can also provide support in taking action in the case of a return of the Covid-19 pandemic or similar incidents in the future.
Artykuł jest próbą odpowiedzi na pytanie jak zaawansowane technologie zastosowane we współczesnych autobusach miejskich znajdują odzwierciedlenie w rzeczywistej redukcji liczby zdarzeń drogowych i polepszeniu bezpieczeństwa użytkowania. Analiza dotyczy okresu 2013-2017 r. wdrażania i eksploatacji zrównoważonego transportu publicznego w mieście. Wprowadzono nowoczesne autobusy Autosan Sancity 10LF i Mercedes-Benz Citaro 12 CNG ale eksploatowane były wciąż starsze konstrukcje typu Jelcz 120 M/4 12 CNG i Solaris Urbino 12 CNG. Zbadano poziom zagrożenia bezpieczeństwa transportu miejskiego wynikający z liczby kolizji i wypadków. Ocenę przeprowadzono za pomocą wskaźnika W3 charakteryzującego poziom zagrożenia bezpieczeństwa systemu transportowego wywołany także intensywnością uszkodzeń układów autobusu w ciągu jednego roku. Oceniano prawdopodobieństwo wystąpienia uszkodzenia analizowanego układu P(U*) oraz istotność wpływu uszkodzeń tych systemów autobusów na zagrożenie bezpieczeństwa transportu miejskiego O.
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The article is an attempt to answer the question how advanced technologies used in modern city buses, are reflected in the actual reduction of the number of road accidents and improving the safety of use. The analysis concerns the period 2013-2017 of implementation and exploitation of sustainable public transport in the city. These were modern buses Autosan Sancity 10LF and Mercedes-Benz Citaro 12 CNG as well as conventional structures Jelcz 120 M/4 12 CNG and Solaris Urbino 12 CNG. The level of threat to the safety of urban transport resulting from the number of collisions and accidents was examined. The assessment was carried out using the W3 indicator characterizing the level of transport system security risk caused also by the damage of bus systems in one year assessed: probability of failure of the analyzed P system (U*) and significance of damage to these bus systems to the risk of urban transport security O.
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