| Abstract from DBPedia | A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for charter purposes, or through private ownership. Although the average bus carries between 30 and 100 passengers, some buses have a capacity of up to 300 passengers. The most common type is the single-deck rigid bus, with double-decker and articulated buses carrying larger loads, and midibuses and minibuses carrying smaller loads. Coaches are used for longer-distance services. Many types of buses, such as city transit buses and inter-city coaches, charge a fare. Other types, such as elementary or secondary school buses or shuttle buses within a post-secondary education campus, are free. In many jurisdictions, bus drivers require a special large vehicle licence above and beyond a regular driving licence. Buses may be used for scheduled bus transport, scheduled coach transport, school transport, private hire, or tourism; promotional buses may be used for political campaigns and others are privately operated for a wide range of purposes, including rock and pop band tour vehicles. Horse-drawn buses were used from the 1820s, followed by steam buses in the 1830s, and electric trolleybuses in 1882. The first internal combustion engine buses, or motor buses, were used in 1895. Recently, interest has been growing in hybrid electric buses, fuel cell buses, and electric buses, as well as buses powered by compressed natural gas or biodiesel. As of the 2010s, bus manufacturing is increasingly globalised, with the same designs appearing around the world.バス（bus）は、大量の旅客輸送を目的に設計された乗り物である。最も一般的なバスは1階建て非連節バスであり、より大規模な積載人数の2階建てバスおよび連節バス、より小規模な積載人数の中型バスおよびマイクロバス、長距離サービスにはコーチが用いられる。都市交通バスおよび都市間バスのように、多くの種類のバスが運賃を設定している。一方、小学校および中学校のスクールバス又は中等後教育キャンパスのシャトルバスは運賃を設定しないことが多い。多くの地域において、バスの運転士になるには通常の運転免許に加え、特別な免許が必要とされる。 (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Bus) |
