-------- Original Message --------
Dear Jansy,
A stang, in this case, is the horizontal metal bar or
pole (stang in Dutch)in a bus which standing
passengers hold fast to keep their equilibrium.
One dictionary has this to say:
Stang \Stang\, n. [OE. stange, of Scand. or Dutch
origin; cf. Icel. st["o]ng, akin to Dan. stang, Sw.
st[*a]ng, D. stang, G. stange, OHG. stanga, AS. steng;
from the root of E. sting.]
1. A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.
2. In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch. [Obs. or
Prov.
Eng.] --Swift.
A. Bouazza.