A320
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Type 389
Situational Awareness
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
Cleared left; cleared right; turned on taxi light; started taxi. Multiple vehicles failed to realize we were moving; had to press brakes abruptly causing one flight Attendant to bump up against forward galley; and other FA falling into the another FA in back galley. No reported injuries. Ramp tower observed all this going on. Several vehicle numbers were given to ramp tower.
A320 Captain reported he had to brake abruptly to avoid a collision with ground vehicles during taxi at ORD.