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Wheelchair ramps on buses - minimum kerb height

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  • 23-04-2018 3:02pm
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    Victor
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    Does anyone know the minimum kerb height for the wheelchair ramps on Dublin Bus buses?


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    AlekSmart
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    Victor wrote: »
    Does anyone know the minimum kerb height for the wheelchair ramps on Dublin Bus buses?

    Is this the recommended Kerb height,as in "Kassel" kerbing,or is it vehicle related ?


    Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.

    Charles Mackay (1812-1889)



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    Victor
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    Vehicle related. I'm assuming that if there is a Kassel kerb, that it works. :)

    Other kerbs vary a lot, especially when you go off main roads into estates. While most are 100-200mm, I've seen everything from 300mm (not at a bus stop) down to the footpath being below the road.


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    AlekSmart
    Registered Users Posts: 14,005 ✭✭✭✭AlekSmart


    Victor wrote: »
    Vehicle related. I'm assuming that if there is a Kassel kerb, that it works. :)

    Other kerbs vary a lot, especially when you go off main roads into estates. While most are 100-200mm, I've seen everything from 300mm (not at a bus stop) down to the footpath being below the road.

    The standard is currently 250mm,as required in the UK's PSVAR,available on a pdf from their Dept of Transport website:
    Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 -
    Guidance


    Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.

    Charles Mackay (1812-1889)



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