scholarly journals Accessibility of bus stops - a problem with platform width

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
Barbara Rymsza ◽  
Krzysztof Kasperczak
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
Minimum Length ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Length Width ◽  
Bus Stops ◽  
Implementation Practices

The article is devoted to the problem of accessibility of bus stop platforms for the disabled. The author analyzes the current legal status - the applicable regulations regarding the minimum length, width and height of the platform, as well as the implementation practices which they compare with the needs of people in wheelchairs and scooters. They demonstrate and justifi es the need to make corrections to the above mentioned legal provisions or interpretations - making platforms in the proposed variant. Keywords: Roads; Bus-stops; Disabled

Modeling Bus Capacity for Bus Stops Using Queuing Theory and Diffusion Approximation

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110302
Author(s):  
Chao Wang ◽  
Weijie Chen ◽  
Yueru Xu ◽  
Zhirui Ye
Keyword(s):  
Approximation Method ◽  
Service Time ◽  
Diffusion Approximation ◽  
Coefficient Of Variation ◽  
Queuing Theory ◽  
Queuing Model ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Bus Stops ◽  
Bus Service

For bus service quality and line capacity, one critical influencing factor is bus stop capacity. This paper proposes a bus capacity estimation method incorporating diffusion approximation and queuing theory for individual bus stops. A concurrent queuing system between public transportation vehicles and passengers can be used to describe the scenario of a bus stop. For most of the queuing systems, the explicit distributions of basic characteristics (e.g., waiting time, queue length, and busy period) are difficult to obtain. Therefore, the diffusion approximation method was introduced to deal with this theoretical gap in this study. In this method, a continuous diffusion process was applied to estimate the discrete queuing process. The proposed model was validated using relevant data from seven bus stops. As a comparison, two common methods— Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) formula and M/M/S queuing model (i.e., Poisson arrivals, exponential distribution for bus service time, and S number of berths)—were used to estimate the capacity of the bus stop. The mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of the diffusion approximation method is 7.12%, while the MAPEs of the HCM method and M/M/S queuing model are 16.53% and 10.23%, respectively. Therefore, the proposed model is more accurate and reliable than the others. In addition, the influences of traffic intensity, bus arrival rate, coefficient of variation of bus arrival headway, service time, coefficient of variation of service time, and the number of bus berths on the capacity of bus stops are explored by sensitivity analyses.

Study on the Optimal Improvement of the Bus Station

2012 ◽  
Vol 253-255 ◽  
pp. 1776-1781
Author(s):  
Wen Hua Jiang ◽  
Xian Xiang Wang ◽  
Hang Fei Lin
Keyword(s):  
Site Location ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Site Layout ◽  
Urban Bus ◽  
Bus Station ◽  
Bus Stops

Starting from several aspects of site location, site size and site layout, this document studies the urban bus stop systematically, proposes the setting principles of urban bus stop. Take Yiwu bus stops for example, which focus on the analysis of the reasonable setting of the sites, and has provided guidance for the layout of urban bus stop.

scholarly journals Ujawnienie aktualnego sposobu reprezentacji spółki z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością a odpowiedzialność za naruszenie zobowiązania

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 41-55
Author(s):  
Tomasz Pilikowski
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
National Court ◽  
Limited Liability ◽  
Current Method ◽  
Legal Person ◽  
Limited Liability Company ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Legal Situation ◽  
Satisfactory Manner

Disclosure of the current method of representation of a limited liability company and liability for breach of the undertakingThe existence and participation of legal persons in the market makes it necessary to verify the persons representing them to perform actions on their behalf. Information about artificial persons — including the rules of representation and persons entitled to represent them — is available due to their disclosure in the National Court Register. However, it may happen that for whatever reason the register’s information may not correspond to the actual legal status. The provisions of the National Court Register Act provide for the possibility of such a situation, but the normative regulation does not settle all controversies in a satisfactory manner. The article tries to answer the question how the legal person can demonstrate the rightfulness of its representation when the composition of the relevant bodies does not coincide with the composition disclosed in the National Court Register. In the current legal situation, the problem is opened whether and how the legal person can demonstrate the correctness of the representation when the composition of the relevant bodies does not coincide with the composition disclosed in the National Court Register. The consequence of this problem is the issue of the assessment of liability for improper performance of the undertaking, if as a result of the said discrepancy, the obligation will be breached e.g. as a result of the failure to conclude a preliminary contract within the prescribed period.The author tries to solve these problems and settle the controversies arising, referring to the views of his own thoughts and views of doctrine and jurisprudence. The position presented in the article is the result of an analysis of the applicable legal provisions, especially the National Court Register Act, and the jurisprudence and doctrine resulting from it.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ELECTION LEGISLATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LEGAL STATUS OF ELECTORAL COMMISSIONS

2021 ◽  
pp. 16-28
Author(s):  
Sergey V. Vedyashkin ◽  
◽  
Daria V. Sennikova ◽  
Elman S. Yusubov ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Electoral Process ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
The Right ◽  
Municipal Election ◽  
Administrative Responsibility

The article deals with the problems of administrative responsibility for violations of the election legislation; the issue is studied in the context of the legal status of electoral commis-sions. The authors assess the administrative-tort and constitutional-legal provisions, mediating issues and the implementation of administrative responsibility for violations of the election legislation. Attention is drawn to the peculiarities of the legal status of electoral commissions and the functions of their activities. The content of certain issues related to the jurisdiction of election commissions in terms of the implementation of their administrative and tort powers is studied in the article; the analysis of their content is carried out, the problems of practical importance, including an assessment of the legal status of election commissions, are pointed out. When writing the article, the authors used the following methods when writing: system analysis, dialectical, logical, comparative-legal, analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction. As a result of the study, the following results were obtained: – the inconsistency of election and administrative legislation and the practice of their enforcement are also expressed in bringing to justice by corpus delicti, which does neither involve the payment of a fairly significant fine, nor significantly affects the maintenance of law and order; – municipal election commissions as well as other election commissions that do not func-tion outside the election campaigns may additionally need material technical and methodological support in fixing administrative offenses; – legal responsibility in the electoral process needs to be transformed according to the principles of the work of election commissions, expressed in the capacious category of “effec-tive care” for the implementation of passive and active suffrage; – the measures of administrative responsibility, first of all, penalties addressed to candi-dates and electoral associations, cannot exceed the amount of funds spent on average for the election campaign at the lowest level, a spontaneous increase in the size of this sanction is not permissible and needs to be revised, taking into account the proposed indicators; – when updating the institution of responsibility in the electoral process, the principle of federalism should also be taken into account. In this regard, it seems possible to delegate to the legislative (representative) bodies of the subject the right to fix in the legislation on administrative offences the constituent elements of crimes used in the course of municipal elections.

Ratifikasi Konvensyen Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu terhadap Hak Orang Kurang Upaya: Implikasi dan Realiti dari Dimensi Perundangan dan Kesamarataan

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-319
Author(s):  
Norita Azmi ◽  
◽  
Salawati Mat Basir
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Federal Constitution ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right

Issues related to the disabled right in the country continue to attract criticism and debate, as implementation is very slow and weak. The disabled have the right to live like other normal people, which includes protection in times of danger and emergency. One of the important mechanism for the care of the disabled is through legal means. The government has signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) as part of its efforts to empower and protect this minority group. As such, the government has taken the initiative to enact the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 and ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2010 as one of the government’s commitments in complying with international human rights conventions as long these do not against the Federal Constitution. This article aims to uncover and analyse the legal provisions in Malaysia relating to the disabled and their right to live, as stated in the Federal Constitution and relevant legal provisions. In essence, this shows that Malaysia, as a member of the UN, is bound to adopt international laws and treaties on human rights if these do not violate local norms and values. At the end of the discussion, some ideas are presented as solutions for the government to improve the issue of disabled persons so that in the eyes of the world, Malaysia will be recognized as one of the countries that cares for and defends its disabled, in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2008.

Optimizing School Bus Stop Placement in Howard County, Maryland

2016 ◽  
pp. 1660-1676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Galdi ◽  
Paporn Thebpanya
Keyword(s):  
Travel Time ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Current System ◽  
School Bus ◽  
School Officials ◽  
Statistical Estimates ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Network Analyst ◽  
Bus Stops ◽  
State And Local

In the current system, school bus stops in Howard County, Maryland are manually placed along the school bus routes based on safety, cost-efficiency, and many other variables. With such liberal placement, bus stops are sometimes placed unnecessarily. This issue is prevalent in many school districts and often results in needlessly close bus stop proximity. In this study, the authors implemented a GIS-based heuristic to assist school officials in optimizing their districts bus stop placement. They also estimated the proportion of county-wide bus stops that could be eliminated by this approach. Following the constraints determined by State and local guidelines, the ArcGIS Network Analyst Extension was used to identify unnecessary bus stops across the study area. The initial output was re-evaluated by school officials in order to determine if those bus stops would be eliminated. The results indicate that approximately 30% of the existing bus stops were marked as “candidates for elimination” by the GIS process. After a review of these candidates, it was determined that at least 15% of the total school bus stops could be eliminated. Statistical estimates lent credence to the benefit of a re-evaluation of these bus stops. The method developed in this study can easily be replicated. Hence, it may inspire other school systems to exercise the same approach. Additionally, the results provide a gateway for future studies in examining more efficient school bus routes with less travel time, as well as investigating how much the carbon footprint of school bus fleets can be reduced.

Systemic Challenges and Opportunities

2021 ◽  
pp. 305-346
Author(s):  
Caroline E. Foster
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
The Public ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Regulatory Standards ◽  
International Court ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Rules And Principles ◽  
International Legal System ◽  
International Adjudication ◽  
Private Actors

Chapter Ten continues Chapter Nine’s analysis of the systemic questions raised by the emergence of global regulatory standards. Regulatory standards reflect and feed into the contemporary metamorphosis of sovereignty. Their design and employment will require consistent efforts to ensure that international law remains an integrated rather than a fragmented body of law, where economic, social and environmental rules and principles are all applied together. The legal status of private actors within the public international legal system is heavily implicated in the development of regulatory standards and caution is needed in the elaboration of global regulatory standards in order to avoid unwitting concessions. International adjudication is not ‘judicial review’ and global regulatory standards do not constitute ‘standards of review’ separate and distinct from the legal provisions being applied by an international court or tribunal. Care is needed, particularly when contemplating proportionality tests: reliance on the due regard standard is preferable for the present.

OSIGURANjE ŽIVOTA U KORIST TREĆIH LICA

2021 ◽  
pp. 535-551
Author(s):  
Zoran Miladinović ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Insurance ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Insurance Contract ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Insurance Law ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Insured Person ◽  
Insured Event

Insurance of life in favor of third parties is more important than the insurance of life in case of death. Moreover, in some rights this type of insurance can be contracted only in the event of the death of the insured person. There are no such restrictions in our insurance law, which means that the same can be agreed in case the isured person reaches a certain age. With this type of insurance, the insured event can be realized on the person of the insurance policyholders or on some other person. The insured person can therefore be the insurance contractor himself and it can also be another person. Considering that in this type of insurance, upon the occurrence of the insured event, the payment of the insured amount is always made to a certain third party beneficiary and that the insurance contract mentions several persons with different legal status, the insurance contract must clearly define the issues such as clear determination of the beneficiary insurance, what happens if the insurance beneficiary dies before the insured person, or the contractor assures, whether it is necessary for the insurance beneficiary to give his consent to be paid compensation, whether and until when the insurance policyholder can revoke the benefit he has contracted for a third party-beneficiary of the insured, etc. All these issues are mainly regulated by legal provisions, but of particular importance are General Conditions of life insurance of life insurance companies, as the above issues are clearly defined on the basis of experiences that have proven to be open in practice.

scholarly journals A Method of Bus Network Optimization Based on Complex Network and Beidou Vehicle Location

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peixin Dong ◽  
Dongyuan Li ◽  
Jianping Xing ◽  
Haohui Duan ◽  
Yong Wu
Keyword(s):  
Graph Theory ◽  
Complex Network ◽  
Network Optimization ◽  
Original Network ◽  
Network Efficiency ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Time Performance ◽  
Network Time ◽  
Vehicle Location ◽  
Bus Stops

Aiming at the problems of poor time performance and accuracy in bus stops network optimization, this paper proposes an algorithm based on complex network and graph theory and Beidou Vehicle Location to measure the importance of bus stops. This method narrows the scope of points and edges to be optimized and is applied to the Jinan bus stop network. In this method, the bus driving efficiency, which can objectively reflect actual road conditions, is taken as the weight of the connecting edges in the network, and the network is optimized through the network efficiency. The experimental results show that, compared with the original network, the optimized network time performance is good and the optimized network bus driving efficiency is improved.

scholarly journals Intelligent Buses in a Loop Service: Emergence of No-Boarding and Holding Strategies

Complexity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vee-Liem Saw ◽  
Luca Vismara ◽  
Lock Yue Chew
Keyword(s):  
Reinforcement Learning ◽  
Phase Difference ◽  
Waiting Time ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Average Waiting Time ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Emergent Behaviour ◽  
Reasonable Amount ◽  
Bus Stops ◽  
Simulation Time

We study how N intelligent buses serving a loop of M bus stops learn a no-boarding strategy and a holding strategy by reinforcement learning. The no-boarding and holding strategies emerge from the actions of stay or leave when a bus is at a bus stop and everyone who wishes to alight has done so. A reward that encourages the buses to strive towards a staggered phase difference amongst them whilst picking up passengers allows the reinforcement learning process to converge to an optimal Q-table within a reasonable amount of simulation time. It is remarkable that this emergent behaviour of intelligent buses turns out to minimise the average waiting time of commuters, in various setups where buses move with the same speed or different speeds, during busy as well as lull periods. Cooperative actions are also observed, e.g., the buses learn to unbunch.

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