Economics
Heftier Riders Make Transit Buses Next to Adjust for Their Girth
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March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Buses, like airplanes and ships,are being weighed down by their passengers, leading U.S.regulators to consider changing rules to accommodate them.
The Federal Transit Administration said in a FederalRegister notice yesterday that for safety-testing purposes itmay bump the average weight of municipal-bus riders to 175pounds from 150, and assume passengers take up more space whenthey’re standing in aisles.