VEHICLE ACCESSIBILITY IN JAPAN TODAY AND THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE

VEHICLE ACCESSIBILITY IN JAPAN TODAY AND THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE

With the enactment of the Transportation Accessibility Improvement Law, accessibility to transport vehicles in Japan will improve rapidly. This report traces the history of vehicle accessibility and its status today. It explains vehicle regulation under the Transportation Accessibility Improvement L...

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Veröffentlicht in:IATSS research 2001, Vol.25 (1), p.42-50
Hauptverfasser: AKIYAMA, Tetsuo, WAHIRA, Yoshihiro, KAMATA, Minoru, FUJII, Naoto
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Accessible
Elderly and disabled
Mobility
Transportation
Transportation Accessibility Improvement Law
Vehicles
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Zusammenfassung:With the enactment of the Transportation Accessibility Improvement Law, accessibility to transport vehicles in Japan will improve rapidly. This report traces the history of vehicle accessibility and its status today. It explains vehicle regulation under the Transportation Accessibility Improvement Law, provides an overview of reviewed vehicle model design guidance, lists items that will need to be addressed and forecasts direction for the future.
ISSN:0386-1112
2210-4240
DOI:10.1016/S0386-1112(14)60005-4