OUTDOOR TRANSPORT - ESSENTIAL FACTS AND COMMENTS ON A WIDE RANGE OF EQUIPMENT AND ADAPTATIONS FOR PEOPLE ON THE MOVE - 8TH EDITION

This report provides guidance to disabled people living in the UK about how they can increase their mobility, make more journeys, and travel farther from their homes. Its introductory section advises on where to obtain information on equipment and services, prices, safety regulations and standards, driving licences and instruction, insurance, road tax, etc. The topics of later sections include: (1) choosing a motor vehicle; (2) steering aids and control; (3) pedals and hand controls; (4) computer-operated controls; (5) car seats; (6) communications equipment; (7) entering and leaving a vehicle; (8) equipment for moving and securing wheelchairs; (9) safety belts, harnesses, and head rests; (10) cars and vans for carrying passengers in wheelchairs; (11) independent vehicle access for a driver in a wheelchair; (12) motor homes and caravans; (13) minibuses for disabled passengers; (14) bicycles, tricycles, and powered bicycles; and (15) off-road vehicles. The introductory section includes a description of mobility centres, which provide practical advice for disabled drivers and passengers, and a map showing the location of 20 such centres in the UK and one in Ireland. It also describes some organisations for disabled people.

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  DISABILITY INFORMATION TRUST

  MARY MARLBOROUGH CENTRE, NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE
  HEADINGTON, OXFORDSHIRE  United Kingdom  OX3 7LD
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 175 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycles; Costs; Driver licenses; Equipment; Legislation; Manual safety belts; Minibuses; Mobility; Passenger information systems; Persons with disabilities; Safety; Standards; Travel; Vehicles
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1211: Bicycle; 224: Cost; 1726: Disabled person; 1550: Driving licence; 3674: Equipment; 698: Journey; 1556: Legislation; 1263: Minibus; 9105: Mobility (pers); 8786: Passenger information; 1665: Safety; 1476: Safety belt; 187: Specification (standard); 8119: United Kingdom; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Finance; Law; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00769844
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 1-873773-18-8
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Oct 7 1999 12:00AM