Loth M, Molenbroek J F M, van Eijk D J
Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
Work. 2018;59(3):387-399. doi: 10.3233/WOR-182689.
The train toilet can form a barrier for those wishing to travel by train as it is perceived as being dirty, and therefore its use as being unpleasant. In addition, Dutch train toilet users have the additional issue of storing their hand luggage in the toilet's confined spaceOBJECTIVE:In this article, we examine the issue of Dutch travelers with hand luggage in relation to their use of train toilets. We investigate the type of hand luggage train travelers have with them and lastly, we study what travelers do with their hand luggage when using the toilet.
As part of an overarching study, we asked two specific questions on what travelers do with their hand luggage in a train toilet environment, followed by 22 observations from observational research.
In the questionnaire, train travelers reported that bringing hand luggage into the train toilet is a problem because of the lack of storage space, and their fear of losing their seat. From the observational research, we noted that the participants mainly held their hand luggage on their bodies, and to a lesser extent, they placed it on the floor of the train toilet itself. None of the 22 participants used the hook to hang up their bag and/ or their coat.
Travelers need a facility in the train toilet to store their hand luggage. Women have a stronger need for this than men, as they almost always carry an item with them. In addition, they use the toilet in hovering position or seated, with their backs to the wall, so they have limited space to store hand luggage on their backs or shoulders as men do. Most participants kept their hand luggage at a distance from the bowl, and the majority kept it off the floor (14 of the 22) because they were aware of the hygiene. The positioning of the coat/luggage hook at 1840 mm above the floor was considered to be too high, out of people's comfort area.
火车厕所被认为很脏，因此对于那些希望乘坐火车出行的人来说，它可能会成为一种阻碍，使用起来也令人不快。此外，荷兰火车厕所的使用者还面临着在厕所狭小空间内存放手提行李的额外问题。
在本文中，我们研究了携带手提行李的荷兰旅客使用火车厕所的相关问题。我们调查了火车旅客随身携带的手提行李类型，最后，我们研究了旅客在使用厕所时如何处理他们的手提行李。
作为一项总体研究的一部分，我们提出了两个关于旅客在火车厕所环境中如何处理手提行李的具体问题，随后进行了22次观察性研究。
在问卷调查中，火车旅客表示，由于缺乏存储空间以及担心失去座位，将手提行李带入火车厕所是个问题。从观察性研究中，我们注意到参与者主要将手提行李放在自己身上，在较小程度上，他们将其放在火车厕所的地板上。22名参与者中没有人使用挂钩来挂包和/或外套。
旅客需要在火车厕所里有一个存放手提行李的设施。女性对此的需求比男性更强烈，因为她们几乎总是随身携带一件物品。此外，她们使用厕所时采用悬空姿势或坐着，背靠着墙，所以她们像男性一样将手提行李存放在背部或肩膀上的空间有限。大多数参与者将手提行李放在远离便池的地方，并且大多数人将其放在地板以上（22人中有14人），因为他们意识到卫生问题。地板上方1840毫米处的外套/行李挂钩位置被认为太高，超出了人们的舒适区。
