- Author
- Yeo, S. K. | He, Y.
- Title
- Commuter Characteristics in Mass Rapid Transit Stations in Singapore.
- Coporate
- Land Transport Authority, Singapore 219428, Singapore Western Sydney Univ., Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia
- Journal
- Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 44, No. 2, 183-191, February 2009
- Keywords
- evacuation | railroads | occupants | terminal facilities | human beings | surveys | human response | methodology | human behavior | human performance | people movement | warning systems | fire alarm systems | escape means | public awareness | female | statistics | male | walkways | stairways
- Identifiers
- commuters; mass rapid transit (MRT) stations in Singapore; age group and gender distributions; commuters' response to fire emergency alarms and their awareness of locations of exits; walking speeds on walkways and stairs; fare card system used in Singapore; observed frequencies of intended reactions to fire alarm bell; observed frequencies of intended reactions to live announcement; observed frequencies of intended reactions to pre-recorded voice message; expected frequencies of intended reactions to fire alarm bell; expected frequencies of intended reactions to live announcement; expected frequencies of intended reactions to pre-recorded voice message; Cramer's V test on gender dependence of intended response to fire warning systems; observed frequency of awareness of fire escape route; expected frequency of awareness of fire escape route; gender dependence of awareness of escape route; dimensions of walkways and stairways; unimpeded walking speeds on walkways; unimpeded downstairs walking speeds; unimpeded upstairs walking speeds; walking speed and flow volume regression results