Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Buses for the handicaps Does the buses provide more travel means for handicapped people?
The wheelchair accessible buses (WABs) are equipped with wheelchair ramps to enable easy access for passengers in wheelchairs. A specially-designated area, with a special backrest, low position handrails and a push button for signalling the intention to alight, has been installed to make commuting on public transport more comfortable for passengers in wheelchairs.
These features are being introduced on all new SBS Transit buses, in line with the recommendations by the Committee on Ageing Issues last Wednesday to make all new public buses low-floor, step-free for easy boarding and alighting and wheelchair-accessible. (Comfortdelgro, 2006.)
I came across this article some days ago; it is about this disabled man who wanted to take a WAB bus from Gleneagles Hospital to Dhoby Ghaut. He regretted it saying it was a big mistake, getting his care giver to push him to Orchard MRT would have been faster and cooler.
He said that he waited an hour plus for a service ‘WAB’ bus and that four service 7 non-WAB buses came within that hour. He felt it was ironic because during that hour, the four non-WAB service buses were using ‘WAB’ buses.
On the surface, it may seems to help the disabled greatly, however, its only to a small extent. How about the mute and the deaf? Does WAB helps them too?
Also, WAB do not come on a regular basis. As mention above in paragraph two, the poor man has to wait an hour in the hot sun just to get on a slightly more accessible bus to him. This is so unfair to him and the other handicap people.
I think it still can be made better, in a sense improving the facilities so that more disabled people will choose to take buses instead of the expensive taxi to get from one place to another.Wallabe posted at 8:42 PM | 0 comments
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