Use of Mobility Devices on Paratransit Vehicles and Buses (2014) / Chapter Skim
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4C H A P T E R 1 Currently public transportation operators are faced with two emerging factors, the change of demographics, which is reflected in an increasingly older and more obese population, and an increase in the use of mobility scooters for mobility out of doors or as a substitute for not being able to drive a car. These issues are straining public transportation resources and in addition, regulations and standards, have not kept up with these new developments.
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5 Paratransit -- forms of transportation services that are more flexible and personalized than conventional fixed-route, fixed-schedule service but not including such exclusory services as charter bus trips. The vehicles are usually low- or medium-capacity highway vehicles, and the service offered is adjustable in various degrees to individual users' desires.
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