| Titre : | Ramp-Related Incidents Involving Wheeled Mobility Device Users During Transit Bus Boarding/Alighting (2015) |
| Auteurs : | Karen L. Frost ; Gina Bertocci ; Craig Smalley |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2015/5, 2015) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 928-933 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Mobilité réduite |
| Mots-clés: | Architectural accessibility ; Accessibilité architecturale ; Mobility limitation ; Motor vehicles ; Véhicules motorisés ; Transportation ; Transports ; Wheelchairs ; Fauteuils roulants |
| Résumé : |
Objectives To estimate the prevalence of wheeled mobility device (WhMD) ramp-related incidents while boarding/alighting a public transit bus and to determine whether the frequency of incidents is less when the ramp slope meets the proposed Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) maximum allowable limit of ≤9.5°. Design Observational study. Setting Community public transportation. Participants WhMD users (N=414) accessing a public transit bus equipped with an instrumented ramp. Interventions Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures Prevalence of boarding/alighting incidents involving WhMD users and associated ramp slopes; factors affecting incidents. Results A total of 4.6% (n=35) of WhMD users experienced an incident while boarding/alighting a transit bus. Significantly more incidents occurred during boarding (6.3%, n=26) than during alighting (2.2%, n=9) (P<.01 and when the ramp was deployed to street level slope="11.4°)" compared with sidewalk odds ratio for experiencing an incident exceeded proposed ada maximum allowable confidence interval p assistance being rendered board> Conclusions The findings of this study support the proposed ADA maximum allowable ramp slope of 9.5°. Ramp slopes >9.5° and ramps deployed to street level are associated with a higher frequency of incidents and provision of assistance. Transit agencies should increase awareness among bus operators of the effect kneeling and deployment location (street/sidewalk) have on the ramp slope. In addition, ramp components and the built environment may contribute to incidents. When prescribing WhMDs, skills training must include ascending/descending ramps at slopes encountered during boarding/alighting to ensure safe and independent access to public transit buses. |
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