- This article is about passengers in commercial transportation; for other uses see Passenger (disambiguation)
A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination. Vehicles, derived from the Latin word vehiculum, are non-living Means of transport.
There are two common contexts in which the term is used:
- The first is for persons transported in automobiles or vans, irrespective of whether they have paid for the transportation. A van is a kind of vehicle used for Transporting goods or groups of people
- The second is for persons who pay to be transported in common carriers, including commercial vehicles and vessels such as buses, trains, airplanes, and ships. A common carrier is a business that transports people goods or services and offers its services to the general public under license or authority provided by a regulatory body A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft. A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size For example, a flight attendant on an airline or a cruise ship employee aboard such a ship would not be considered a "passenger" while aboard the vessel, but an employee riding in a company car being driven by another person would be considered a passenger, even if the car was being driven on company business. Flight attendants or cabin crew (historically known as stewards air hosts/hostesses or stewardesses) are members of an Aircrew A cruise ship or cruise liner is a Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience This page refers to a collection of vehicles (typically automobiles with a single owner
In most jurisdictions, laws have been enacted that dictate the legal obligations of the owner of a vehicle or vessel, or of the driver or pilot of the same, towards the passengers. Promulgation or enactment is the act of formally proclaiming or declaring new statutory or Administrative law when it receives final approval Driving is the controlled operation of a land Vehicle, usually a Motor vehicle such as a Truck or a car. With respect to passengers riding in cars and vans, guest statutes may limit their ability to sue the driver of the vehicle over an accident. A guest statute is a term used in the Law of Torts to describe a Statute that makes it more difficult for a Passenger in an Automobile Many places require cars to be outfitted with measures specifically for the protection of passengers, such as passenger-side air bags. An airbag is part of a vehicle's safety restraint system a flexible envelope designed for rapid inflation in an automobile Collision, to prevent vehicle occupants With respect to passengers on commercial vehicles or vessels, both national laws and international treaties require that the carrier act with a certain standard of care. The number of passengers that a vehicle or vessel may legally carry is defined as its seating capacity (although that term also describes the physical capacity of a space to seat people). Seating capacity refers to the number [1]
Historically, the concept of the passenger has existed for as long as man has been able to create means of transportation capable of carrying more people than were needed to operate the vessel.
Position
- Front passengers are situated near the driver.
- Rear passenger are in the backseats. Car seat is a Seat used in Cars Most car seats are made from cheap but durable materials made to withstand as much beating as possible
Railways
In railway parlance, 'passenger', as well as being the end user of a service, is also a categorisation of the type of rolling stock used. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Rolling Stock was a Newspaper of ideas and a chronicle of the 1980s published in Boulder, Colorado [2] In the British case, there are several categories of passenger train. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another [2] These categories include:
- 'Express passenger', which constitutes long distance and high speed railway travel between major locations such as ports and cities. [2]
- 'Semi-fast express passenger', a type of service that is high speed, though stops at selected destinations of high population density en-route. [2]
- '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. [2]
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