Open AccessAccessibility of bus stops - a problem with platform width
Author(s) -
Barbara Rymsza,
Krzysztof Kasperczak
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
przegląd komunikacyjny
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2544-6037
pISSN - 0033-2232
DOI - 10.35117/a_eng_20_12_02
Subject(s) - computer science , disabled people , transport engineering , engineering , psychology , applied psychology , life style
The article is devoted to the problem of accessibility of bus stop platforms for the disabled. The author analyzes the current legal status - the applicable regulations regarding the minimum length, width and height of the platform, as well as the implementation practices which they compare with the needs of people in wheelchairs and scooters. They demonstrate and justifi es the need to make corrections to the above mentioned legal provisions or interpretations - making platforms in the proposed variant. Keywords: Roads; Bus-stops; Disabled