Exploitation features of suburban buses with a focus on maintenance

Autobusni prijevoz jedan je od važnih vidova prijevoza putnika u cestovnom prometu. U novije vrijeme prisutan je porast broja vozača, a samim time i porast automobila na cestovnim prometnicama što dovodi do sve većeg zagušenja cestovnih prometnica kao i zagađenja okoline. U cilju redukcije navedenog autobusni prijevoz može biti ključ rasterećenja cestovnih prometnica ukoliko je kvalitetno organiziran. Javni linijski putnički prigradski prijevoz jedan je od najznačajnijih podsustava u sustavu cestovnog putničkog prometa. Navedeni oblik prijevoza ima značajnu ulogu u povezivanju gradova i njima pripadajućih gravitacijskih područja. U cilju smanjenja zagađenja okoline na autobusima se primjenjuju različite vrste alternativnih pogona poput ukapljenog naftnog plina, stlačenog prirodnog plina, gorivih ćelija i dr. U cilju sprječavanja prometnih nesreća u kojima sudjeluju autobusi provode se testiranja tehničke ispravnosti autobusa te se provode razne aktivnosti održavanja voznog parka autobusa. Navedeno je od izričitog značaja zbog rizika od smrtnog stradavanja velikog broja ljudi u slučaju prometne nesreće u kojoj je sudjelovao autobus.Bus transport is one of the most important modes of passenger transport in road transport. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of drivers and thus an increase in cars on the roads, which leads to increasing congestion of roads as well as environmental pollution. In order to reduce that, the mentioned bus transport can be the key to relieving the roads if it is well organized. Regular public passenger suburban transport is one of the most important subsystems in the road passenger transport system. This form of transport plays a significant role in connecting cities and their associated gravity areas. In order to reduce the environmental impact of buses, various types of alternative fuels are used, such as liquefied petroleum gas, compressed natural gas, fuel cells etc. In order tu reduce traffic accidents involving buses, tests are performed on the technical correctness of buses and various fleet maintenance activities. This is of particular importance due to the risk of high number of fatalities in the event o fan accident involving a bus