Re: Wheelchairs on busses

Excellent Suggestions Randy!
(and I'm NOT being sarcastic)
I used to teach engineering design & biomechanics (lots of stuff going on w/
wheelchairs and mobility issues)
Some sort of rail system in the flooring w/ clamps would prevent the wheels
from rolling around; you'd really only need to fasten down the two wheels
facing the aisles if the chair is "parked" facing forward or backward (and I
believe that most are). Most likely, the systems / designs for affixing the
chairs wasn't REALLY DESIGNED but rather jury-rigged & codified into WE DO
IT THIS WAY....
Good Suggestion,
EG

"Randy Berbaum" <rberbaum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Julie <abcd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> : Hope this has provided you some info. you perhaps didn't consider
> : before. I believe Disney could do a much better job of training drivers
> : to use the restraints. That is the primary reason it takes so long.
>
> I agree with this. I have noticed that many times the actual time required
> to move the lift is much less than the time required by some drivers to do
> battle with the virtual octopus of straps and buckles. Maybe in addition
> to giving the drivers a bit more training, the strap design needs to be
> looked at. I understand that there is no standardization of chairs and so
> the restraint system must be adaptive, but I have actually seen a driver
> put a strap on each wheel, one around the frame, and finally a lap belt
> on the occupant. With a chair that has lots of cross braces and other
> impediments to smoothly passing a belt through the wheels or undercariage,
> this can take a VERY long time.
>
> Maybe a clamp that will secure the wheels and a single lap belt would
> allow a shortening of the time to properly secure a wheeled vehicle. And
> then a constant reeducation of the drivers to the proper use of the
> equipment. It wouldn't take too much time for a supervisor to watch at a
> single bus hub (like at a park) to spot which drivers need practice and
> helpful hints, and which need to be totally reeducated.
>
> Randy
>
> ==========
> Randy Berbaum
> Champaign, IL
>


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