This report examines transportation solutions for the transportation handicapped (TH) through three broad strategies - public transit, alternative special services, and private transportation. The first section presents 51 physical and operational solutions for existing systems. To aid the TH it is necessary to construct groups of solutions. These are then presented as minimum, medium and maximum accessibility combinations for terminals, urban bus or trolley, rail rapid-transit, and intraurban bus, railroad and air modes. The use of a personal vehicle for the disabled who can learn to drive is described. Four problems of the disabled driver are presented along with data on adaptive controls. Six aspects of specialized transportation services and four principal vehicle types are examined. Twelve possible systems based on different combinations of service characteristics and provider type are described. Finally a description is given of two operating systems, one in Sweden, the other in Delaware.
Transportation Problems of the Transportation Handicapped. Volume 4. Transportation Solutions for the Handicapped
1976
172 pages
Report
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English
Transportation & Traffic Planning , Social Concerns , Road Transportation , Administration & Management , Transportation , Urban transportation , Handicapped persons , Project planning , Management planning , Social welfare , Problem solving , Systems engineering , Mobility , Organizations , Government policies , Availability , Terminal facilities , Bus lines , Rapid transit railways , Air transportation , Vehicles , Motor vehicle operators , Equipment , Cost analysis , Services , Alternatives , Disabled persons , Case studies , Personal rapid transit
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