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Comfort and Safety as Perceived by Wheelchair-Seated Bus Passengers

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  • Anders Wretstrand

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Wheelchair-seated passengers on European and Swedish urban transit buses can travel rearwards, resting against a bulkhead, without the use of tie-down equipment. However, users sometimes disapprove of being the only passengers who have to travel rearwards, and also unrestrained. In order to investigate comfort and safety as perceived by wheelchair-seated bus passengers riding either forwards or rearwards, an experimental field study was carried out. Participating subjects were 31 wheelchair users and a group of 44 ambulant passengers. Each subject made two consecutive, identical 15-minute trips, randomly beginning either forwards or backwards, and interviews were conducted after each trip. During the trips, three-axis bus motion was recorded. The concept of categorization was used as a theoretical background and basis for discussion of the comfort and safety constructs. The results indicated that while the majority preferred the forward-facing position regarding comfort issues, a minority felt that the level of perceived safety was better. Wheelchair-seated passengers were more positive towards the rearward position than the ambulant group.

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  • Anders Wretstrand, 2007. "Comfort and Safety as Perceived by Wheelchair-Seated Bus Passengers," Transportation Planning and Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(2-3), pages 205-224.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:transp:v:30:y:2007:i:2-3:p:205-224
    DOI: 10.1080/03081060701390890
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    1. Carolyn A. Unsworth & Amanda J. Timmer, 2023. "A Systematic Review of Wheelchair and Mobility Scooter Containment Systems Used Internationally on Public Transit Buses," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(20), pages 1-29, October.
    2. Wretstrand, Anders & Svensson, Helena & Fristedt, Sofi & Falkmer, Torbjörn, 2009. "Older people and local public transit: Mobility effects of accessibility improvements in Sweden," The Journal of Transport and Land Use, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, vol. 2(2), pages 49-65.

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