Development of an Independent Locking Securement System for Mobility Aids on Public Transportation Vehicles
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1992-12-01
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TRIS Online Accession Number:00634786
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NTL Classification:NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Transit Safety and Security
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Abstract:The Independent Locking Securement System Project (ILS System Project) is a
successful attempt to respond to the transportation community's need for a
"universal" securement/restraint system that will accommodate most wheeled
mobility aids, including three-wheeled scooters, in common use on public
transportation systems. The research project was designed to assist transit
agencies as well as manufcturers in providing access on public transit vehicles
to persons with disabilities and to meet the requirements of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA). The project focused on mobility aid securement problem
analysis, design and construction of several securement system prototypes, and
extensive testing of both the operational and engineering aspects of the
securement system.
The primary objective of the ILS System Project was to design, build and test a
wheeled mobility aid securement system that would operate with all mobility aids
in "common use" on fixed route transit vehicles. The major requirements for the
system were to: maximize mobility aid user independence, minimize transit
vehicle operator involvement, minimize securement and release time, and satisfy
all the proposed securement standards and guidelines.
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