crush load
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[edit]Noun
[edit]crush load (plural crush loads)
- (transport) The maximum number of passengers that can physically fit within a transit vehicle without requiring severe contortions by said passengers.
- (transport) A situation in which one or more transit vehicles are carrying the maximum number of passengers that they can physically accommodate without requiring severe contortion of passengers.
- The frequent occurrence of crush loads is indicative of a severely overloaded system requiring immediate improvements to increase its passenger capacity.
- (transport) A situation in which one or more transit vehicles are carrying the maximum number of passengers that they can physically accommodate without requiring severe contortion of passengers.