Title: Bus design for elderly and disabled people

Authors: P.R. Oxley

Addresses: Centre for Transport Studies, Cranfield Institute of Technology, UK

Abstract: Public transport must take into account the increasing proportion of the UK population that is elderly and disabled. Research into the specific design needs of the elderly led to the formulation of recommendations regarding step heights, handrails, gangway width, seat pitch, positioning of bells, etc. Analysis shows that buses can be modified to meet most of the specifications at moderate cost. If buses are built to the specification, the cost is much less.

Keywords: bus design; conversion costs; gangway width; handrails; operational effects; step height; elderly population; disabled population; public transport; buses; UK; United Kingdom; seat pitch; bell positioning; vehicle design.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.1990.061589

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1990 Vol.11 No.4/5, pp.469 - 476

Published online: 26 May 2014 *

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