Wheels within wheels - a guide to using a wheelchair on public transport 2005 (view report contents)
Introduction
Public transport is changing. More and more of it can be used without
difficulty by wheelchair users. And, probably sooner than you think, all
of it will be accessible for wheelchair users.
This guide tells you what you can expect from newer trains, coaches, buses
and taxis. It has information on how you can find out where accessible
services are running and gives tips on travelling in a wheelchair. It
lists the key dimensions of the wheelchairs available in the UK at the
moment, and tells you which of them will fit onto public transport without
hassle.
Acknowledgements
Ricability wish to thank Ray Hodgkinson and members of the British Healthcare Trades Association, manufacturers and suppliers for their help in compiling data on wheelchair dimensions. We also are very grateful to South West Trains, National Express and Transport for London for help with obtaining the photographs used in this guide.
Ricability gratefully acknowledge funding from the Department for Transport.
The authors of this guide are employed by Ricability. Any views expressed
are not necessarily those of the Department for Transport.
Research Jamie Keddie, Ngaio Girdlestone
Edited by David Yelding
Photographs Robin Beckham
Printers WPG
Design Price Watkins
Report Contents
Introduction
The law
Travelling
in a wheelchair
Trains and trams
Buses
Coaches
Taxis
Planning & booking a journey
Concessions
Reporting back & complaining
Information, help and advice
Details
of manual wheelchairs
Details
of manual wheelchairs - to be pushed by someone else
Details
of powered wheelchairs
