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Neil Williams · October 5th 15, 07:56 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On 2015-10-04 19:45:01 +0000, said:

Especially as there are some people to whom black cabs are NOT accessible.

Some solutions for wheelchair accessibility make things worse for those
who can walk but only just. For instance, while low-floor buses are
good for everyone, the removal of the central pole does make it
difficult for people to climb aboard. I saw this today, FWIW, and see
it most times I use a bus - there is an elderly person who finds it
hard to walk aboard almost every bus, but almost never a wheelchair, at
least outside London. And I can see why - if I were in a wheelchair
and able to drive an adapted car, I would travel exclusively by car.
And I think most wheelchair users do if it is an option.

I'm not sure of the answer to this if the regional bus companies
continue to insist on not using a dual-door approach, where a pole
could be provided at the front and wheelchairs board at the centre
door. Though even in London the pole is missing, even at the rear of
the Boris bus where that door is not used for wheelchairs - there is a
pole, but it isn't in the middle so there is still no way to board
while using both hands to help haul yourself up.

Neil
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