Re:New Car: An Accessible Minivan
by speedplane on Sunday May 27, 2018 @05:01AM
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Believe it or not, you're not the first to think about this, it's called the American Disabilities Act, and it contains thousands of rules on everything from how heavy doors can be to the height difference between steps and where to put an elevator. The problem is that infrastructure that was built before the ABA was passed was grandfathered in, and doesn't require any change unless there is a major upgrade. So all of our old infrastructure is often sadly inaccessible.
Re:New Car: An Accessible Minivan
by ajhurliman on Sunday May 27, 2018 @04:50AM
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You're not supposed to support the weight with your armpits; keep your arms locked out. The BART probably still sucks for it either way, though.
I spent 10 months on crutches. An example: the useless fuckwits who designed BART made some stations so that, to use the elevators to get from the platform level to the street, you have to
1 - crutch to the elevators on the platform level
2 - get out on the station level
3 - crutch the length of the station to get to the swipe machines;
4 - crutch back the length of the station to get to the elevators from the station level to the street;
5 - stand in a standing pool in the center of the elevator of fucking bum piss and shit on your way to the street.
For those of you who've never used crutches, well, (a) good call, and (b) your armpits look like they should conveniently support your body. In actuality, it hurts. Crutching is uncomfortable, and being unnecessarily forced to crutch station lengths is terrible.
And btw, this stuff isn't rocket science. Anyone who thinks for perhaps 2 seconds about making buildings accessible to people with mobility issues will realize that limiting unnecessary travel distances is one of the best ways to increase mobility.