Public Bus Transport on the Ring Road in Iceland: Current Status of and Responsibility for Wheelchair Users

Ingólfsdóttir, Harpa Cilia

4. term

Master of Universal Design and Accessibility (Continuing education)

2016

2016-01-07

53 pages

De fleste der rejser har mulighed for at vælge mellem transportmetoder, men ikke alle. Med hensyn til tilgængelighed af offentlig bus transport, er det ikke nok at kunne komme ind i bussen for når rejsen er slut skal passageren nemt kunne komme ud af bussen igen. Alle stoppesteder bør være tilgængelige og undervejs må den rejsende have mulighed for at komme ind i service bygningerne på stoppestederne, til at få information, købe billetter, mad eller til at komme på toilettet. Casestudiet handler om den offentlige bus service på Islands ringevej. Den fokuserer på tilgængelighed for kørestolsbrugere, kundegruppens mulighed for at udnytte den service der findes undervejs og rejse mellem byer og landsbyer i landdistrikterne i Island. Undersøgelsen fokuserer på køretøjet (busserne), de aktuelle stoppesteder, og de serviceudbydere og lokaler (butikker, toiletter, restauranter o.s.v) der findes på ruten. Undersøgelesen vil også analysere infrastrukturen, operatørerne og ejerskabet af virksomhederne, og på den måde udforske hvem der er ansvarlig for tilgængelighed for kørestolsbrugere i de forskellige aspekter af offentlig bus transport på ringvejen i Island. Disse roller og ansvar vil blive undersøgt med casestudie processen og ved at interviewe repræsentanter for nogle af de centrale interessenter. Teorien om universel design (UD) er hovedteorien som bruges til at undersøge og diskutere betydningen af, og mulighederne for, at give lige adgang for kørestols brugere til at rejse med offentlig bus.

The majority of travellers can choose between travel methods, but not all. As for the accessibility of public bus transport, it is not enough to be able to get into a bus, the traveller has to be able to disembark and to enter the buildings at stop-overs, either for food or rest-room stops. The case study is about the public bus transport on the Ring road in Iceland. It focuses on the accessibility for wheelchair users to exploit the potential of travelling between communities, towns and villages in rural Iceland. The research covers and includes vehicles (busses), the actual sites where the bus stops are and the service providers and locales on the way, such as shops and restaurants with restrooms, and food service. The infrastructure, the operators and the ownership of the businesses will be investigated and analysed in this case study, also exploration of who is responsible for issues concerning accessibility for wheelchair users in the various aspects of the public bus transport service on the Ring road in Iceland. These roles and responsibilities will be investigated with the case study process, and by interviewing representatives of some of the key stakeholders. The Universal Design theory is one of the main theories which will be used to investigate and discuss the importance and possibilities of providing equal access for everyone to travel with the public bus transport system.

Universelt design ; Offentlig bus transport ; Islands Ringvej ; Ligebehandling ; Ansvar

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