LAYOUT OF A BUS IN RURAL AREAS FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS

INRICHTING VAN DE STREEKBUS VOOR ROLSTOELGEBRUIKERS

In the Netherlands there are approximately 50000 disabled persons using wheelchairs having much difficulty in a society which is not instituted for such persons. Disabled persons should be treated in an equivalent way to other persons. The adaptation of a bus can lead to greater mobility and therefore to a better integration of the wheelchair user in the society. There are many kinds of wheelchairs. Design and size differ much mutually. The layout of a bus for wheelchairs is twofold (1) the location of the place for the wheelchair (2) the structure of the place for the wheelchair. Most wheelchair places are next to the entrance. The main point is the need for lifting equipment. An interview was held on the wishes and needs of wheelchair users. Thereafter a study was made at a bus factory to learn the technical point of view. Recommendations are presented for the layout of a bus in rural areas in which wheelchairs can be transported. Technical problems concerning the anchorage, entrance, location, etc., are considered. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Delft University of Technology

  Tussenafdeling Industrieel Ontwerpen, Oude Delft 39A
  Delft,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Ruygers, J
• Publication Date: 1983

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 304 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Aerodynamic lift; Anchorages; Buses; Comfort; Design; Equipment; Evaluation and assessment; Installation; Interviewing; Mobility; Persons with disabilities; Prevention; Rural areas; Securing and joining equipment; Specifications; Vehicle design; Wheelchairs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lifts
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus design; Securement
• ITRD Terms: 3420: Anchorage; 1272: Bus; 9138: Comfort; 9011: Design (overall design); 1726: Disabled person; 3674: Equipment; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 3840: Installation; 9147: Interview; 9105: Mobility (pers); 9149: Prevention; 328: Rural area; 177: Specifications
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Security and Emergencies; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00380833
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1984 12:00AM