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DEMAND SERVICE INDICATING SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Road Transport)
  • Mass Transit
CONT

At stops equipped with DSIS [demand for service indicating system], commuters push a button that alerts approaching buses to exit the freeway and make a pick up. If the bus approaches the intersection and no alert is received, the bus is able to continue traveling on the freeway without having to exit.

OBS

demand for service indicating system; DSIS: term and abbreviation recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation routière
  • Transports en commun
OBS

système de demande de service; SDS : terme et abréviation recommandés par le Comité de terminologie et normalisés par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

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