Seminar on Safety Aspects of Seminar on Safety Aspects of Double Deck Buses in Hong KongDouble Deck Buses in Hong Kong

Regulatory (Safety) Regulatory (Safety) Requirements of Double Requirements of Double

Deck BusDeck Bus

29 August 200829 August 2008

Steven TSEEngineer / Bus SafetyVehicle Safety & Standards DivisionTransport Department

No. of DD Buses

Five Franchised Bus CompaniesFive Franchised Bus Companies

Franchised Bus: 5850 buses (Jun 2008)Franchised Bus: 5850 buses (Jun 2008)

Total carrying capacity: Total carrying capacity: --~ 120,000 passenger Journeys per month ~ 120,000 passenger Journeys per month (2006)(2006)

Double Deck Bus: 5488 buses (Jun 2008)Double Deck Bus: 5488 buses (Jun 2008)

Public Transport

Importance of franchised buses

Source: Annual Transport Digest 2007Railway: MTR; KCRC & Tramway

Public Transport Passenger Journeys (Annual)

0

500000

1000000

1500000

2000000

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Tho

unsa

nd P

asse

nger

s

Franchised Buses Railways

Relevant Legislation

Air Pollution Control Ord. (Cap. 311)

Noise Control Ord. (Cap. 400)

Road Traffic Ord. (Cap. 374)Public Bus Services Ord. (Cap. 230)

Other Reference:-

☺ Reference to Vehicle Manufacturer Specifications

☺ Tester’s Manual

Maintenance Monitoring

Performance Monitoring – Regular reports

Meeting to review the maintenance & safety issues

Ad hoc incident reporting system

System Monitoring

Monthly Inspection (by bus companies)

Annual Examination

Spot Check

Buses (in services)

Maintenance Monitoring

Performance monitoringNo. of bus breakdown per million km

No. of defects found in inspection

Engineering Management MeetingQuarterly meeting among Engineering Team

Special working group meeting

Ad hoc reporting systemBus fire / serious traffic incident

Inspection & Examinations

Monthly Inspection (by Bus companies)

Annual Examination

Spot Check

Buses (in services)

Franchised Buses Depots

Monitoring the Bus Maintenance

Spot Check

Annual Examination

Frame Inspection

New Bus

New BusType Approval Type Approval -- New Model of BusNew Model of Bus

PrePre--Registration InspectionRegistration Inspection

Details of BusDetail DrawingDetail Drawing

Seat LayoutSeat Layout

Bus Type Approval

Dimensions

ExteriorExterior

InteriorInterior

Bus Type Approval

Passenger Capacity

Seat CapacitySeat Capacity

Standee CapacityStandee Capacity

Bus Type Approval

Emergency ExitEmergency Exit

Under ChassisUnder Chassis

Driver Comp.Driver Comp.

Others

Bus Type Approval

Weight & Brake Test

Weigh the busWeigh the bus

Brake TestBrake Test

Stability Test

57 kg dummy weight

Stability Test

Requirement : 28Requirement : 28oo both sidesboth sides

Tilt Angle

2828°°Hong KongHong Kong

2828°°ECEC--European UnionEuropean Union

2828°°United Nations United Nations –– Economic Economic Commission for Europe Commission for Europe

(UN(UN--ECE)ECE)

Tilt AngleTilt Angle(DD Bus)(DD Bus)

Regulatory Regulatory Requirement / DirectiveRequirement / Directive

Stability Test

Thank You