People with disabilities are prone to inconvenience when taking public transport.
KMB recently introduced two movable handrails with different designs. Starting today (23rd), more than 90 buses with movable handrails will be put into service one after another.
Some disabled and disabled groups have tried the new design earlier and agreed that it can help protect wheelchair passengers, filling the loophole that there is no protection measure near the carriage aisle in the wheelchair parking area.
KMB recently introduced two movable handrails with different designs. Starting today (23rd), more than 90 buses with movable handrails will be put into service one after another.
(Photo provided by KMB)
KMB said that handrails for wheelchair parking spaces have become a standard facility for KMB's newly purchased buses, and more than 90 buses with handrails have been put into service today.
KMB stated that the new movable armrest is designed behind the wheelchair back pad. After the passenger has parked the wheelchair, the bus captain will assist the passenger to lower the armrest to provide an extra layer of protection in addition to the seat belt.
When there is no wheelchair user, the armrest can be stowed away and fixed behind the back pad.
Earlier, 8 disabled and disabled groups were invited to try it out
In order to better understand the opinions of wheelchair users, 8 disabled groups were invited to the Kowloon Bay Depot earlier, including the Luxiang Limbs Disabled Association, the Parents Association of Pre-school Handicapped Children, the Hong Kong Association of Young People with Disabilities, and the Perseverance Ninja·Disabled International Mutual Aid Association, Hong Kong Alliance for Rehabilitation, Hong Kong Disabled and Disabled Association, Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation and Hong Kong Rehabilitation Force let group representatives try different handrails in person.
In order to better understand the views of wheelchair users, 8 disabled and disabled groups were invited to the Kowloon Bay Depot earlier to let the group representatives try out different designs of handrails in person.
(Photo provided by KMB)
After trying the new handrail, Wu Qiang, director of Hong Kong Rehabilitation Force, pointed out that in the past, there were no protective measures in the wheelchair parking area near the carriage aisle. After installing movable handrails, this loophole will be filled. "In addition to preventing wheelchair users from Accidental injuries can also prevent other passengers from hitting the wheelchairs in the wheelchair parking area.” And Wu Zhenchi, a project manager of the Hong Kong Handicapped and Disabled Association, also agreed that the new design can help protect wheelchair passengers, “I appreciate that KMB has been paying attention to the safety of wheelchair passengers. , and continuously improve the barrier-free facilities on the bus." KMB emphasized that it will continue to improve the barrier-free facilities with reference to the opinions of passengers.
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