CAN WE USE THIS STOP? -- THE SLIDE SHOW -- INTRODUCTION PAGE 8

Question 3: Can a wheelchair user or other person with a disability get to a given bus stop or other location safely and, if so, does the bus stop or other location offer suitable terrain and/or surface area which allows sufficient space for bus lift or ramp deployment plus wheelchair or other maneuvering room?

In order to answer Question 3, we must take a look at the factors involving bus stops and other boarding and disembarking locations:

- whether a bus stop or other location can be accessed from either end of the block on which it is located via an accessible route,

- whether a bus stop or other location is fully accessible and can be used easily,

- whether a given bus stop or other location is only marginally accessible and can be used only with great difficulty at best, and

- whether a given bus stop or other location is inaccessible to the point where it cannot be used at all by wheelchair users and/or other persons with disabilities.

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