Patent ID: 7158014
Filing Date: 2007-01-02
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
1. A bus comprising: a motor that propels the bus and that is turned on and off by an ignition switch that is selectively operable to at least OFF, IGNITION, and ACCESSORY positions; a bus body comprising an interior and an exterior; a driver's seat at one side of the interior at a front of the body; an entrance/exit door at the other side opposite the driver's seat that, when open, allows passengers to board and exit; an aisle running rearward from the front; passenger seats adjacent the aisle; an electrical system comprising signaling devices on the exterior of the bus body that, when activated, signal that the bus is stopping to allow passengers to enter or exit, one or more alert devices for giving alerts within and immediately surrounding the bus, and an electrical system controller (ESC) that processes data from various sources to provide output data for performing certain functions incidental to operation of the bus via various virtual controllers in the ESC, one of which virtual controllers: