NORWEGIAN STUDY OF PRIVATE CAR ACCESS

This paper presents some results by the SINTEF REHAB research institute in Norway on the assessment of the suitability of various car models for use by people with disabilities. Norway is a leading country in providing solutions for disabled car drivers, including technical aids for access to cars and the operation of cars, that range from simple mechanical devices to advanced electronics. From 1986 on, SINTEF REHAB has edited and published Bildata 01, with internal measures of smaller cars; from 1988 on, it has produced Bildata 02, a similar system for larger cars, vans and minibuses. Bildata 01 and Bildata 02, respectively, now cover about 170 and 55 models on the Norwegian market, but are already being used also in other Scandinavian countries and, to a lesser extent, elsewhere in Europe. The evaluation of Bildata measurements and functional descriptions is inevitably subjective. The data give comparative guidance to a disabled person, but he still needs to try models under practical conditions. To find the cheapest car with a specific combination of equipment, Bildata has an equipment list where cars are classified by price. For the covering abstract see IRRD 869481.

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  PTRC Education and Research Services Limited

  Glenthorne House, Hammersmith Grove
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• Authors:
  • FULLAND, J
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 93-108
• Serial:
  • PROVISION FOR ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT SERVICES. PROCEEDINGS OF SEMINAR F HELD AT THE 22ND PTRC EUROPEAN TRANSPORT FORUM, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, ENGLAND SEPTEMBER 12-16, 1994. VOLUME P378
  • Publisher: PTRC Education and Research Services Limited
  • ISSN: 0957-0527

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Automobiles; Classification; Conferences; Costs; Delivery vehicles; Drivers; Equipment; Minibuses; Persons with disabilities
• Uncontrolled Terms: Modifications
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 1243: Car; 8513: Classification; 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 1234: Delivery vehicle; 1726: Disabled person; 1772: Driver; 3674: Equipment; 1263: Minibus; 9048: Modification
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Finance; Motor Carriers; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00677519
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-268-6
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: May 25 1995 12:00AM