Many persons with disabilities need specific types of modifications made to and/or adaptive equipment added to their motor vehicles to meet their transportation needs. Based upon 1995 data, NHTSA estimates that approximately 383,000 registered vehicles have modifications with adaptive equipment to be used by and/or to transport persons with disabilities. NHTSA began soliciting information on potential safety issues for users of adapted vehicles via the NHTSA Internet site in 1997. Users (drivers and passengers) of vehicles with adaptive equipment were invited to complete a brief questionnaire on the type of vehicle modified for use and the equipment and/or modification(s) in use. Users were also asked to make an assessment of the safety of the modified vehicle. The following provides a summary of questionnaire responses to date.


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    Title :

    Safety Issues for Vehicles Adapted for Use by Persons with Disabilities


    Publication date :

    1998


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English