Bus no. 303 and No. 304 "change" cars Citizens travel safer

Recently, residents of Benge Town found that the No. 303 bus passing by their doorstep "became smaller". On November 4, the reporter visited the second team of Taiyuan Bus and Tram Branch, and Deputy Captain You Jiankang introduced that from November 1, the 303 and 304 buses were adjusted from 12 meters long to 8 meters long, which was done to make passengers travel safer and more comfortable.

Lines 303 and 304 belong to the "suburban" route, passing through many villages and are the main means of public transportation for surrounding villagers. Unlike municipal roads, these two routes pass through narrow roads and many intersections, "the original 12-meter long car, although the car is relatively spacious and seated, but monday to Friday there are fewer passengers, and the seats are often half empty." In addition, every time you drive to the bend in the village, because most of the cars have safety hazards, especially when passing through the village mouth, congestion often occurs, it is difficult to avoid when encountering other vehicles, and it is very easy to cause traffic and passenger injury accidents." You Jiankang introduced that in order to ensure operational safety and improve the safety factor of riding, the technical staff of Taiyuan Bus Company decided to replace the 12-meter car with the 8-meter car after many field investigations and repeated demonstrations.

At about 10:00 a.m. on the same day, the reporter took a No. 304 bus and found that although the body was smaller than the bus on the downtown line, the facilities in the carriage were very complete, and the passengers basically had seats. "In the past, because of the length of the body, the narrow road surface, the wide range of blind areas when driving, the most worried vehicle turn, now changed the car, at the intersection of the turn, turn around, turn around are very convenient", 304 road driver Fan Kaixuan deeply felt, the vehicle "became smaller", to ensure the safety of bus operation, improve the safety factor of passengers.

"When riding the previous big car, every time the vehicle turns and turns, I will see the surrounding wall coming at me, feel that the vehicle turns very reluctantly, every time it is very nervous, now the body is small, when turning the car body is far away from the surrounding buildings, the heart is a lot more solid." Mr. Li, who often takes the 304 road, said.

You Jiankang said that after changing the model, it will also adjust the departure frequency of the 303 and 304 buses in a timely manner according to the operating data to ensure the travel of residents along the route.

Qi Xiangzhen, a reporter from the News Gathering and Editing Center of Taiyuan Daily