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public buses with wheelchair access
I got stuck getting on the bus so the driver lower the bus but it trapped my wheelchair under the bus and the bus would not go up too as it broke down.
Driver was helpful but he couldn't free me and then afew more helped but the chair was jammed under the bus so everyone got off the bus as the driver phoned for a jack for highing the bus but this really tall man came walking by and he pulled me free by lifting my chair up.
Next time I will wait for the bus to be down first but I thought it was down as the driver was looking at me.
Has anyone else had problems with access on buses
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We were both on the transport users advisory committee, now defunct, and were unable to change anyone's mind on the issue.
When I could walk I found many of my internal bleeds were caused by bus use but this only became apparent once I had a car!
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BUBBADOG14 wrote: Have you both heard about the case that went to court about the wheelchair user who couldn't use the wheelchair space on a bus because the mother refused to move her pushchair from the disabled place because her baby was asleep? And it's caused a right who harr because the wheelchair user lost the case so now it means if someone has a pushchair in the disabled spot they don't have to move it if a disabled person comes on the bus and wants to use the disabled spot!! It's ridiculous! I never use public transport anymore if I go out on a short journey I use a taxi.
I would have made damn sure her baby woke up
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