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Title: Development and Proposed Dynamic Test Method for Novel Wheelchair-Passenger Safety System Onboard Fixed-Route Transportation
Accession Number: 01479949
Record Type: Component
Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Abstract: Due to ADA, public transportation has become a means for people with disabilities to access and get around in their communities. For wheelchair-seated passengers to safely travel on fixed route transit, transit vehicles have been equipped with belt-type wheelchair tiedowns and occupant restraint systems for the past few decades. Surveys among bus operators and wheelchair users found that these time consuming devices are rarely used and cannot be used by wheelchair seated individuals themselves, and prohibit independent travel of these individuals. This paper describes the development of a solution that brings wheelchair-seated travel on public transit to the 21th century. Implementation of a similar concept will also promote use and improve transit safety for wheelchair-seated passengers.
Supplemental Notes: This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE60 Accessible Transportation and Mobility.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01470560
Report/Paper Numbers: 13-3376
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: van Roosmalen, LindaPagination: 11p
Publication Date: 2013
Conference:
Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting
Location:
Washington DC, United States Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures; Photos; References
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TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Source Data: Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2013 Paper #13-3376
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Feb 5 2013 12:41PM
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