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Dublin Bus - Access and Mobility Exhibition 2007

  • 25-01-2007 10:51AM
    #1
    petamour.com
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭


    NEWS FLASH!
    Dublin Bus

    Are running a low-floor wheelchair bus

    Between Sydney Parade Dart station to the RDS from 11am until 4pm. February 9th and 10th for people attending free of charge!!

    The run to and from the RDS on both days of the 'access and mobility exhibition 2007'
    http://www.accessandmobility.ie/
    One of the travel Assistants will be in attendance on the bus


Comments

  • #2
    Amz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,330 ✭✭✭✭Amz


    I assume Dublin Bus are going to be prepared to address some accessability concerns on the day, as the last time I spoke with a Dublin Bus rep. about issues I found him to be quite dismissive and the issues have still not been dealt with after 2 years.


  • #3
    CtrlSource
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 825 ✭✭✭CtrlSource


    Looking forward to seeing all the latest gizmos at this! Got the flyer in the post before Christmas and marked it in my diary.

    I've never really forgiven Dublin Bus ever since they bought 250 inaccessible double-deckers back in '99, when the new low-floor version was only months from being made available. The CIE group CEO of the day tried to blame it on the then Minister Mary O'Rourke - but to me, it was straight-forward cost cutting (I actually spoke to him about it because I knew his son and met the man at a school graduation).

    Luckily, there have been a large number of low-floored buses brought in since. Unfotunately the route I live on still uses the older ones. I wrote letters to a local TD a few years back and she made a representation to Dublin Bus, to no avail. They assured both of us that within 2 years a limited number of low floor buses would be put on the route. That's almost 4 years ago now... :rolleyes:


  • #4
    snorlax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,382 ✭✭✭snorlax


    i didn't think the exhibition was that great, some of the wheelchairs seemed over-priced and there was one or two random stalls that probably shouldn't have been there.
    some of the stands like fas and the IWA had some good information pamphlets.


  • #5
    CtrlSource
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 825 ✭✭✭CtrlSource


    Dammit I couldn't go! :(

    Doesn't sound like I missed a whole lot. Anything new or innovative there snorlax?


  • #6
    snorlax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,382 ✭✭✭snorlax


    apart from a back massager and a weird too wheelled thing that goes up mountains not really :)


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  • #7
    CtrlSource
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 825 ✭✭✭CtrlSource


    Hmmm, the mountain climber thing, i suppose it has gyroscopes controlling the balance and stuff... like a Segwey. Sounds cool :cool:
    I'd love to be able to go up mountains!


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