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Attitudes of Visually Impaired Persons Toward the Use of Public Transportation

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  • Golledge, Reginald G.
  • Marston, James R.
  • Costanzo, C. Michael

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This article reports on a survey of the use of buses in Santa Barbara, California, by 55 persons who are visually impaired (including those who are blind and those who have low vision). Findings on users’ frustrations, potential use of technological aids for travel, and perceptions of and attitudes toward the characteristics of bus services are presented. In addition, differences in the responses of those to whom household cars were and were not available are analyzed, and suggestions for dealing with the participants’ major concerns are provided.

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  • Golledge, Reginald G. & Marston, James R. & Costanzo, C. Michael, 1997. "Attitudes of Visually Impaired Persons Toward the Use of Public Transportation," University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers qt34x1z4m8, University of California Transportation Center.
    • Handle: RePEc:cdl:uctcwp:qt34x1z4m8
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    1. Golledge, Reginald G & Zhou, Jack, 1999. "A GPS-based Analysis of Household Travel Behavior," University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers qt3hg1f5nb, University of California Transportation Center.
    2. Golledge, Reginald G. & Marston, James R. & Costanzo, C. Michael, 1998. "Assistive Devices and Services for the Disabled: Auditory Signage and the Accessible City for Blind or Vision-Impaired Travelers," Institute of Transportation Studies, Research Reports, Working Papers, Proceedings qt2g57v0mb, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley.
    3. Golledge, Reginald G. & Marston, James R., 1999. "Towards an Accessible City: Removing Functional Barriers to Independent Travel for Blind and Vision-Impaired Residents and Visitors," Institute of Transportation Studies, Research Reports, Working Papers, Proceedings qt79n6s0p0, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley.
    4. Zhou, Jack & Golledge, Reginald, 1999. "A GPS-based Analysis Household Travel Behavior," University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers qt3zf8h075, University of California Transportation Center.
    5. Golledge, Reginald G. & Zhou, Jianyu, 2001. "GPS-Based Tracking of Daily Activities," University of California Transportation Center, Working Papers qt9jb438r2, University of California Transportation Center.
    6. Jillian M. Rickly & Nigel Halpern & Marcus Hansen & John Welsman, 2021. "Travelling with a Guide Dog: Experiences of People with Vision Impairment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-13, March.
    7. Hsiao-Lan Wang & Ya-Ping Chen & Chi-Lun Rau & Chung-Huang Yu, 2014. "An Interactive Wireless Communication System for Visually Impaired People Using City Bus Transport," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 11(5), pages 1-12, April.
    8. Hisham E. Bilal Salih & Kazunori Takeda & Hideyuki Kobayashi & Toshibumi Kakizawa & Masayuki Kawamoto & Keiichi Zempo, 2022. "Use of Auditory Cues and Other Strategies as Sources of Spatial Information for People with Visual Impairment When Navigating Unfamiliar Environments," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-16, March.
    9. Low, Wai-Ying & Cao, Mengqiu & De Vos, Jonas & Hickman, Robin, 2020. "The journey experience of visually impaired people on public transport in London," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 97(C), pages 137-148.

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