Draft New Zealand national minimum standard for urban buses

Annex A: Options for wheelchairs

Option 1

Diagram of bus interior showing wheelchair position.

Forward-facing position on the nearside, and transverse-facing position on the offside.

Note: The seating in the transverse position can double as priority seating, ensuring passengers with other disabilities and/or mobility issues can access priority seating at the front of the vehicle.

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Option 2

Diagram showing position of two wheelchairs in bus.

Rearward-facing position on the nearside, and transverse facing position on the offside.

Note: The wheelchair in the transverse position is 1200 mm in length, which means it encroaches into the aisle. We do not recommend that a wheelchair of this length is situated in the transverse position for safety reasons.

Last updated: 21 August 2008