TRAVEL AND THE HANDICAPPED. REPORT NO 2. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE BEHAVIOUR DURING TRAVEL OF SELECTED HANDICAPPED PERSONS
The aim of this study, which formed part of a larger programme of research concerning travel and handicapped persons, was to observe the behaviour of a small number of handicapped subjects using different modes of transport. A total of five subjects took part in the study: two wheelchair users, a spastic, an elderly person and a non-impaired mother, who travelled with her child and a pushchair. Each subject was observed while negotiating a pre-chosen route involving travel by foot, taxi, train and, in one case, by invalid tricycle. A filmed record of performance en route was taken for analytical purposes. The data presented in this report is mainly descriptive. The barriers, obstacles and inconveniences encountered by the subjects are outlined in relation to the design and service features of the transport systems under study. The results provide useful indications of some of the problems facing different handicapped persons during travel. (Author/TRRL)
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Corporate Authors:
Loughborough University of Technology
Department of Transport Technology
Loughborough, England -
Authors:
- Gaze, D J
- MORRIS, A
- Publication Date: 1977-2
Media Info
- Features: Tables;
- Pagination: 31 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aged; Buses; Interviewing; Itinerary; Mobility; Needs assessment; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Railroad trains; Taxicabs; Transportation; Travel; Travel patterns; Wheelchairs
- ITRD Terms: 1726: Disabled person; 9147: Interview; 699: Itinerary; 698: Journey; 9105: Mobility (pers); 744: Public transport; 1148: Taxi; 1268: Train; 1155: Transport
- Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00325110
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 16 1982 12:00AM