03-22-2021, 08:11 PM
(03-22-2021, 03:16 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(03-22-2021, 11:38 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: I believe garbage trucks, buses and firetrucks (and medium trucks of all kinds) can navigate a 9 m turn radius without significant disruption.
Don’t forget there is a choice of vehicle to buy for these purposes. There is no valid reason why smaller European service vehicles or variations on them couldn’t be used here; rather than designing the street for an inappropriate vehicle, design the vehicle for the intended environment.
Yes. Japanese buses and garbage trucks are smaller, too, and even GRT is buying some smaller buses. The downside is capacity: for garbage trucks, for example, it means more frequent trips to the landfill, and potentially either a longer day (or more drivers) to do the same amount of pickups. I don't have any data, though, on how significant this impact would be.