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Title:

TECHNOLOGY OF THE PARATRANSIT VEHICLE

Accession Number:

00303920

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/0360859X

Abstract:

The U.S. government and the taxi industry are considering the development of a new paratransit vehicle. In this paper, it is argued that the characteristics of the service to be provided must define the technology and performance standards sought. The desirable technological features of an accessible vehicle are discussed; those standards or performance criteria mandated by federal law or policy are emphasized. The effects of the statutory requirements of a number of agencies are examined, and it is illustrated how they can or do create conflicts, for example, between safety features and fuel-economy standards. The types of special vehicle provisions required for various groups of the handicapped are discussed, as are the ways in which different needs and desires of subgroups of the handicapped also create conflicts over technical features and standards. It is concluded that the attempt to develop a single prototype paratransit vehicle may inhibit solution of many pressing problems, and ways by which existing equipment could be modified to create vehicles that could provide a larger number of services to more groups of people (although not all services to all people) are suggested. (Author)

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appeared in TRB publication Special Report No. 186: Paratransit, 1979.

Monograph Accession #:

00303911

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Samuels, Robert E

Pagination:

pp 63-67

Publication Date:

1979

Serial:

Transportation Research Board Special Report

Issue Number: 186
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0360-859X

Conference:

Workshop on Paratransit

Location: Williamsburg Virginia, United States
Date: 1979-2-11 to 1979-2-14
Sponsors: Urban Mass Transportation Administration; U.S. Department of Transportation

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

References (10) ; Tables (3)

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Subject Areas:

Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Apr 22 1980 12:00AM

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