A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle A vehicle is a mechanical means of conveyance, a carriage or transport. Most often they are manufactured (e.g. bicycles, cars, motorcycles, trains, ships, boats, and aircraft), although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination.
Crew members (if any), as well as the driver or pilot of the vehicle, are usually not considered to be passengers. For example, a flight attendant Flight attendants or cabin crew are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety but also the comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights as well as on select business jet aircraft on an airline would not be considered a "passenger" while on duty, but an employee riding in a company car Fleet vehicles are groups of motor vehicles owned or leased by a business or government agency, rather than by an individual or family. Typical examples are vehicles operated by car rental companies, taxicab companies, public utilities, public bus companies, and police departments. In addition, many businesses purchase or lease fleet vehicles to being driven by another person would be considered a passenger, even if the car was being driven on company business.
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Position
- Front passengers are situated near the driver.
- Rear passengers are behind the driver in the back seats A car seat is the chair used in automobiles. Most car seats are made from cheap, but durable materials, made to withstand as much beating as possible. The material for these seats is usually used for the back of the seat, as well as the part where one's posterior goes.
Railways
In railway Railroad transportation is the means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on parlance, 'passenger', as well as being the end user of a service, is also a categorisation of the type of rolling stock Rolling stock comprises all the vehicles that move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches and wagons. Rolling stock is considered to be a liquid asset, or close to it, since the value of the vehicle can be readily estimated and then shipped to the buyer without much used.[1] In the British The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland[note 7] is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing case, there are several categories of passenger train A train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track to transport freight or passengers from one place to another. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway.[1] These categories include:
- 'Express passenger', which constitutes long distance and high speed railway travel between major locations such as ports and cities.[1]
- 'Semi-fast express passenger', a type of service that is high speed, though stops at selected destinations of high population density en-route.[1]
- 'Local passenger', the lowest category of British passenger train, which provides a service that stops at all stations between major destinations, for the benefit of local populations.[1]
See also
- Able bodied passenger Able bodied passengers are aircraft passengers who are typically traveling alone or as couples, have no children or other relatives traveling with them, are fit and healthy, and speak the language used by the flight attendants. They are used in any emergency scenario where there is enough time available for flight attendants to brief them on the
- Revenue passenger
References
- ^ a b c d e Simmons, J. and Biddle, G. (Eds.): The Oxford Companion to British Railway History: From 1603 to the 1990s (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997) ISBN 0192116975
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