An articulated bus, sometimes called a bendy bus, is an extra-long bus built in two rigid sections connected by a flexible pivoting joint, which lets the vehicle negotiate street corners and turning circles that a single rigid body of the same length could not manage. Developed to increase passenger capacity on busy routes without adding extra vehicles, it has become a common sight on high-ridership urban bus and bus rapid transit corridors around the world.
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SignificanceHigh passenger capacity makes articulated buses common in bus rapid transit schemes. 1 Sources
1. Articulated bus, Wikipedia
History section, first example
The first example of the articulated bus appeared in Milan, Italy, in 1937.
History section, capacity
Due to their high passenger capacity, articulated buses are often used as part of bus rapid transit schemes.
In Group: Articulated Buses, Lead sentence
An articulated bus, also referred to as a Slinky bus, an artic, bendy bus, tandem bus, vestibule bus, stretch bus, or an accordion bus, is an articulated vehicle, typically a motor bus or trolleybus, used in public transportation.
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