disability and personal vehicles
Feb. 14th, 2024 08:48 amsome disabled people will always need personal vehicles to get around .
some have equipment that public transport just physically can not account for and keep safe - know local mobility bus service have 8 typical seats and only 3 wheelchair spots , for example . wheelchairs big and need extra room for belts and clips to literally hold wheels down ! and that only , only account for wheelchairs , not for equipment like ventilators or hoists or anything else .
some people also have severe cognitive problems , and public transport overwhelm or otherwise in some way not safe , to self or to others . these people need for familiar driver with small car space that no one else ride in . these also may overlap with above category , people who have equipment even disabled specific public transport can not handle properly , and might need other specific accomodations that only personal vehicle can fully guarantee .
also something to think about , medical specialists . nice as might be , can not pack every single kind of medical specialist into every single little town . there will be travel times at some point , and not always as simple as doctor come here .
even more true with medical equipment for tests . mobility bus drivers who have school kids to drop off and take home can not necessarily give this kind of time for one person to see one doctor or have one test done , let alone multiple in single work day . yes , these specialists and equipment ought to be more common , but still can not be in every single place .
by all means world should have many less personal vehicles on road - this really would be safer for everyone . but , should not assume literally everyone can go without , and that public transport is solution for literally everyone . " literally everyone " will always have edge cases , where some people tick multiple at once no less , because life is messy like that .
so … remember disability too , please .