全國首輛配有新型安全逃生系統公交車在廣州亮相

A bus featuring a new security system debuted in south China's Guangdong province last Friday to make it easier for passengers to escape during emergencies.

上週五，配有新型安全逃生系統的汽車在廣州面世，這會使得廣大乘客在遭遇僅僅狀況時更容易逃生。

The electric-powered bus, designed by the Municipal Commission of Transport in Guangzhou, will perform trial runs before it is adopted more widely.

這種電動公交車是由廣州市交通委員會主導設計的，在大面積投入使用之前將進行試運行。

According to Zhao Jiantong, manager of the information office of the Guangzhou electrical bus company, there are eight emergency buttons inside the bus. One of the buttons is for the driver, while the remaining seven are for passengers and are located near seven safety windows.

據廣州有軌電車公司信息辦公室經理趙見同介紹，整輛車中共設有8個緊急按鈕，其中一個供司機控制，其餘的7個全部由乘客自己控制，而且位置靠近7個安全窗口。

In the case of explosion or fire, people can escape through nine exits, Zhao was quoted as saying by the Guangzhou Daily.

《廣州日報》援引趙經理的介紹稱：“一旦發生火災或是爆炸，乘客可以通過九個應急出口逃生。

The safety windows are larger than those on the old buses and are positioned lower to allow seniors and children to escape.

相比舊的公車設置，新車的安全窗口更大，位置更低，這樣方便老人和孩子逃生。

When a button is pressed, information on an electronic screen outside the bus immediately changes from the bus number to "SOS," accompanied by emergency lights and alarms. The new bus is also equipped with a "black box" that automatically sends information and video footage from the bus to the control center when an accident happens.

一旦按下了緊急按鈕，汽車外部電子顯示屏上的車號就會變成SOS，應急燈和報警鳴笛同時開啓。”此外，這種新研發的汽車還設有“黑匣子”，當發生事故的時候，它可以向控制中心自動發信息並記錄公車的路徑。

A bus carrying a tour group from Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning province crashed into a highway barrier and caught fire near Taiwan's Taoyuan Airport on July 19 as tourists were end route to the airport for their flight home. All 26 people on board, including a local driver and a local tour guide, were killed. The accident renewed people's concerns over public transportation safety.

7月19日，運送來自東北遼寧的一個旅遊團的汽車，在前往臺灣桃園機場時，撞上高速路路障後起火，車上包括當地司機和導遊在內的26人全部死亡。這次事故引發了大衆對於公共交通安全的擔憂。