In the last few years driver's cabs in buses have more and more been compared with indoor working places as regards the working environment. Concurrently, the desires and demands of the driver organisations concerning the design and function of the driver's cab have been intensified. The reported study (stage 1 of the project "Driver's cab in buses") is an examination of the conditions of the driver's cabs in buses concerning thermal climate, air quality, dimensioning, environmental noise and vibration, seat, safety in collisions and against passenger violence, visibility, inside and outside lighting, and information exchange to and from the driver. The different environmental aspects have been elucidated by various researchers, and their entire findings will be found as appendices at the end of this report. The separate appendices comprise (if applicable) summaries and lists of references for the appropriate driver's cab aspects. As the way of approach and the degree of details of the contributions vary considerable, their contents have been summarized in the part forming the proper report. This part has a uniform headlining in all chapters, which means that the contents concerning all environmental aspects are focused towards 1) a general descriptive introduction, 2) applicable standards and recommendations, 3) actual conditions in today's buses, 4) problem identification and also 5) proposals for improvements.
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