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原文传递 Assessment of Rear Facing Wheelchair Accommodation on Bus Rapid Transit.

题名：	Assessment of Rear Facing Wheelchair Accommodation on Bus Rapid Transit.
作者：	hunter-zaworski, k. zaworski, j. r.
关键词：	public transportation, disabled persons, oregon, british columbia
摘要：	The goal of this Transit IDEA project was to evaluate the rear facing wheelchair securement for BRT and investigate wheelchair and wheelchair-user response to this method. This was done in three distinct parts: measurement of vehicle dynamics to provide a clear basis for any conclusions about alternative securement systems; evaluation of wheelchair response to bus motions using rear facing and side facing passive securement; and evaluation of user response to the concept of rear facing securement. A major collaborator on this project was Lane Transit District in Eugene Oregon, where all the normal driving tests were conducted, and many of the extreme driving tests were also conducted. An effective opportunity presented itself early in this project. A very complementary project was starting at the same time in Canada with Rutenberg Design, Ltd. and BC Transit in British Columbia, Canada. Collaboration with this team resulted in this project having access to more types of buses for testing, an opportunity to survey users of rear facing securement in Victoria, B.C., as well as an opportunity to participate in crash tests between buses and automobiles to evaluate securement forces required in a crash scenario. / NOTE: Final rept. / Supplementary Notes: Sponsored by Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. / Availability Note: Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; and email at orders@ntis.gov. NTIS is located at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA, 22161, USA.
总页数：	u0811；36p
报告类型：	科技报告