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Transportation Research Part A 49 (2013) 1–9 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Transportation Research Part A journal homepage: www.else /l ocate/tra Analysis of dynamic behavior and safety of baby carriages in public transportation buses Juan Dols a,⇑, Vicente Pons a,1, Enrique Alcalá b,2, Beatriz Valles b,2, Ángel Martín b,2 a Institute of Design and Manufacturing (IDF), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de vera, s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain b University Institute for Automobile Research (INSIA), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Campus sur de la UPM, Ctra. De Valencia, km. 7, 28031 Madrid, Spain a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Issues concerning the use of baby carriages in public buses are still pendant of international Received 13 September 2012 legislation that could contribute to unify provisions around accessibility and safety on this Accepted 3 January 2013 type of transportation. There is actually a lack of knowledge around the dynamic behavior and forces involved in the movement of baby carriages when on board in public transpor- tation services. This paper focuses on an analysis of the forces transmitted to the baby car- Keywords: riages and their behavior during normal operation and critical maneuvers by public buses. Baby carriages The article presents partially the results obtained from a research project conducted by the Stroller