FEATURES ON BUSES TO ASSIST PASSENGERS WITH MOBILITY HANDICAPS

The detailed design of features on buses can have a large effect on the ease and safety with which elderly and ambulant disabled people can use buses. This report reviews information that is available on these features and on operational practices that affect mobility handicapped people. Features considered include external appearance; route number and destination indicators; entrance and exit steps, handrails and lighting; internal floors and steps; gangways, stanchions and handrails; seating; bell pushes and lighting. (Author/TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Mitchell, CGB
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 20 p.
• Serial:
  • TRRL RESEARCH REPORT
  • Publisher: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
  • ISSN: 0266-5247

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Buses; Design; Mobility; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Safety; Seats; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design features
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus design
• ITRD Terms: 1196: Boarding time; 1272: Bus; 9011: Design (overall design); 1726: Disabled person; 426: Entrance; 425: Exit; 9105: Mobility (pers); 1746: Old people; 744: Public transport; 1665: Safety; 1388: Seat (veh)
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00480426
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: RR 137
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 31 1989 12:00AM