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Written by: Ouyang Dehao
2020-03-11 17:20
Last updated: 2020-03-11 17:21A new type of coronavirus pneumonia (also known as Wuhan pneumonia) is raging. In response to passengers' concerns about air flow in sealed compartments, KMB announced today (11) that it will retrofit buses with ventilation windows to respond to the public's need to strengthen air circulation and reduce the risk of disease transmission. Appeal.
KMB's Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Lin Zihao (pictured left), said that in response to passenger demand, about 200 buses will be retrofitted and expected to be completed within six months at the latest. The next step depends on the feedback from passengers to improve. (Photo by Ouyang Dehao)
At the press conference, KMB showed off two modified buses, Volvo B9TL and ADL E500 Trident. The modified windows refer to the design of the London bus. Four lateral air vents have been added to the front left and right rear of the upper and lower floors. The ventilation area after opening the window is about 59 cm long and 15.9 cm wide; Words remind passengers not to think of window frames as handrails and stick out of the car.
200 buses to be converted in half a year
According to Lin Zihao, the head of the KMB ’s Communications and Public Affairs Department, the air-conditioning system of all buses has a fresh air function. It always extracts fresh air outside the car and is purified by a double-layer filtering system. In response to passenger demand, KMB will retrofit about 200 buses, and expects to complete them by the latest half a year. The next step depends on the feedback from passengers.
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Modified buses will serve busy urban routes
Lin also pointed out, "Contemporaries have different needs at the same time. They are windows of the era." After the epidemic, the locked windows were changed back to a sealed state without being affected by the outside air. He also revealed that it takes only a few days for each bus to be modified and tested in the depot. The two latest modified buses will serve Line 81 tomorrow, and more than 10 other models that will soon be converted will travel on busy routes such as 81 and 1A. .
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