RESEARCH AND SURVEYS

MACS web site

TRI web site

Transport in Social Inclusion report

Transport Provision report

All the research quoted here is used with the permission of the respective owners.

The Mobility & Access Committee Scotland (MACS) showed "that transport is the largest single concern amongst disabled people". A lack of accessible public transport in many localities restricts people's ability to get out and about.

The Scottish Executive research entitled "The Role of Transport in Social Inclusion in Scotland" - carried out by the Transport Research Institute at Napier University (TRI) - found "that disabled people living on the edges of towns and cities suffer a degree of geographical exclusion and also have concerns about personal safety when travelling, especially after dark".

The Scottish Accessible Transport Alliance (SATA) have recently petitioned the Scottish Executive to recommend that at least 50% of taxis in a licence area should be fully accessible and that they also should have a concessionary fare scheme that made taxis affordable for at least 14 single trips a week throughout the year.

All this means that disabled people rely heavily on taxis.

In 1999 The Scottish Office research entitled Transport Provision for Disabled People in Scotland found that:

the importance of information, staff attitudes, boarding the vehicle and security within the vehicles clearly remains crucial
staff employed by transport providers should be trained and that transport providers and local authorities should consult regularly with disabled people as the best means of ensuring that their needs are met
general awareness relating to transport and disability issues should be developed through the use of a range of media and organisations, and transport infrastructure providers should identify the appropriate training needs of their staff.

We undertook our own research, contacting the local authorities in Scotland.

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