Mick Best of Linfox has installed a system on some of his prime-movers which
applies the Maxi brakes if the driver's door is opened. It would be easy to
use that device for what you want.
Mick's phone number at Linfox is +61 3 9646 2551. His mobile number is 0408
381 133 (+61 408 381 133 if you are outside Oz.).
Cheers,
Bob Murphy
----- Original Message -----
From: "LEEDS Phillip" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: Bus safety issues
> Michael
> I recall that Boral Transport at Greystanes developed a system some years
> ago that operated via the door light switch to provide a warning that the
> parking brake was not applied and the driver was leaving the cab. It was
> developed in-house and I understand was developed into a commercial
product.
> I'd suggest contacting Bob Angus or Ian McKimm for the details.
> Regards
> Phillip
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Paine [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, 7 December 2001 17:05
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Bus safety issues
>
>
> My apologies that this is strictly not an RTT issue but some subscribers
> may hvae knowledge of this subject.
> I am looking a bus door safety. New South Wales requires buses that
> carry school children to have door sensors which prevent the bus from
> moving and, optionally, reopen the door if an object down to the size of
> a 20mm is placed in the door opening. Systems have been developed which
> meet this requirement.
> A related issue is the closing force applied to a trapped person (in one
> gruesome accident a driver was killed when caught by the neck). A limit
> of 150N is specified but no effective equipment to measure this force
> (down to a 20mm gap) has been found. Any tips on sources of equipment
> would be appreciated.
>
> The other issue is that drivers sometimes forgot to apply the parking
> brake when they leave the bus. The door interlock prevents the bus
> moving but, on some occasions, the driver has lent through a window to
> close the door and the bus has runaway. This is really an issue of
> ensuring that the parking brake is always applied when the driver leave
> his seat. An alarm that sounds if the seat is vacated but the parkikng
> brake is not applied could be one solution. Any suggestions?
> regards
> Michael Paine
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