ACCESSIBILITY SPECIFICATION FOR SMALL BUSES DESIGNED TO CARRY 9 TO 22 PASSENGERS INCLUSIVE

This publication gives standards for the accommodation provided for wheelchair users and ambulant disabled people for small buses designed to carry 9-22 passengers for use in the UK. Two standards are provided, one for vehicles used on local services and the other for vehicles used over longer distances. There is no all-embracing UK legislation covering the entire small bus sector. The standards provided are intended to cover small buses specially designed for disabled people and those operated as public transport. Areas considered include entrances and exits, floors, handrails, seats, safety belts, reversing alarms, wheelchair access/accommodation, boarding aids, and storage.

• Corporate Authors:

  Department for Transport, England

  Local Government and the Regions, Eland House, Bressenden Place
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1E 5DU
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 39 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Minibuses; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Specifications
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 1726: Disabled person; 1263: Minibus; 744: Public transport; 187: Specification (standard); 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00920659
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 6 2002 12:00AM