CALIFORNIA DOT COMPLETES WHEELCHAIR STUDIES

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has completed two extensive studies on the transportation of the wheelchair passenger in buses. Caltrans first examined the performance of certain securement systems for wheelchairs in dynamic crash situations. The second study dealt with passive lift designs for wheelchairs and how the designs on the market today compared with one another. Both studies then recommended Caltrans' own designs for these devices. The cost of these devices and applications to school buses are discussed briefly.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Bobit Publishing Company

  2500 Artesia Boulevard
  Redondo Beach, CA  United States  90278
• Publication Date: 1982-10

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • School Bus Fleet
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Bobit Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0036-6501
  • Serial URL: http://schoolbusfleet.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash phase; Crash tests; Crashes; Impact; Persons with disabilities; Safety engineering; School buses; State of the art studies; Testing; Vehicle dynamics; Wheelchair lifts; Wheelchairs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Securement systems
• Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Research; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370939
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-033 823
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 1983 12:00AM