The ratchets in the bus serve 2 purposes. One so you're not moving around but most importantly, if the bus has a wreck, your chair becomes a flying heavy metal projectile. Some states are required to strap you in. I have actually had my chair knock me out of it and hit my neighbor. And that was just from the bus having to slam the breaks. So please PLEASE strap yourself in when on the bus. If not for your safety, but for everyone else's. Your muscles are not as strong as the restraints, especially if the bus wrecks.
Funny how some countries have ratchets like this in public transport while here in Germany there is not a single thing. You have to sit "parallel" on the train and against the direction of travel with your backrest against the backrest of a seat that is in travel direction on the bus. If you have luck there are untangled and fully functionating seatbelts but just those that go around your hip/waist. However there are those ratchets/ strap-ins like in this video if you use special Vans like VW Sprinters which are way more complex then those shown on this bus chart, including special training and instructions by an authorised person and special requirements to the individual in the wheelchair as well as to the wheelchair itself.
we do have these mobility busses that we have to book if we're unable to make it to the bus or don't live near a station or a train. i used one of those for a while, i didn't like it.
On the other hand, in Finland, outside of Helsinki, there's really not much in terms of accessible public transportation. It's either roll where you're going or grab a special taxi.
I work in a museum =) thats so nice. I always wondered how someone with a disability got on a regular bus. As i use the paratransit. I can still walk, sadly there is no bus in my area at all
All the wheelchair spots I have seen on public buses the space is designed for the user to travel backwards with a padded back stop, with the user having to reverse in to the space and these don't require clamping. Our Trams have a forwards and a backwards space but the spaces are designed like the bus spaces. I have when travelling up a hill with somebody on a wet day been sitting (in the cramped fold down seat by their knees) with my feet on their back wheels (they have the small attendant style back wheels) to be an extra brake. The public buses had a front ramp, either manual or powered, and the tram was roll-on roll-off. In the 'white buses' owned by the council and used by day-centres they had the 4 point clamps and the extra seatbelt as well and the users could travel towards but this design did mean that anybody who wasn't in a wheelchair was at the front of the bus and the wheelchair users were at the back - sore necks for the ones in the regular bus seats as we spent most of the time turned around to chat to them. These buses had a tail lift and we had a driver so they would drop us off at the door then go and park the bus and we would just phone them to get picked up again. In taxi's (London Cab style) there were either 3 or 4 point clamps with the seatbelt as well but the person travelled backwards - like a public bus. The taxis had a side ramp and if you were somewhere without a curb the slope to get into the taxi was very steep. I was a worker for people with PMLD (profound and multiple learning disabilities) and most of our service users used a wheelchair, either full time or just when out and about, I am now studying to be an occupational therapist. One of your videos came up as a suggested video and now I have watched most of them . . . and look forward to any new ones.
I just love that bus!!! A ramp by the front door!!! You get to take the same entrance like people who are walking!!! Here busses only have a ramp by the middle door, and it’s not even automated so the driver (or a fellow passenger or someone who’s with you) has to manually fold the ramp out for you and then fold it back in, and same when getting off the bus again. IKEA land has so much to learn when it comes to accessible public transport! Heck, I’ve even been one out of 10 wheelchair users peacefully occupying a tram in central Gothenburg to protest the poor accessibility and a stupid local rule they had regarding numbers of wheelchair onboard despite there physically being space for many more without being in the way for other passengers. (And yes, we eventually managed to get it changed) Oh, and our buses and trains do not have chains or anything to keep you in place, the best you can hope for is access to a seatbelt while being backed up against the backrest of the designated wheelchair spot on the bus, other than that all you can do is hold on for dear life, or do like I do... Take the car instead 🤪 I only really use public transport in Stockholm where they have a subway system and that is pretty good for a wheelchair user at least if you are relatively independent and have decent skills and balance. I’d probably not go there if having a high injury for example, or if not feeling confident with doing wheelies over gaps of some 3-4 inches sometimes with a height difference too. But yeah, for me it works and it’s also like the only public transit my body can physically tolerate as it runs smoother than a tram does
We have those manually controlled bus ramps in Estonia too. The worst thing about them is the fact that bus drivers often don't even bother helping and just yell at you for taking the bus.
Some buses in SE Virginia are equipped with a device that clamps the outside of manual wheelchair push rings. The wheelchair user positions the chair against a backrest and pushes a prominent button mounted on the wall. A bar on the inboard side of the backrest swings down and bars on both sides of the wheelchair clamp the push rings. There's also lap and shoulder belts. It can all be used without the bus driver leaving his/her seat. A standard set of retractable web hooks provides an alterative for power wheelchairs/carts.
I use Chicago public transportation almost every day with a power chair. Super easy to do. ALL CTA and PACE suburban buses are ramped and kneeling. Most CTA EL line stations are now accessible or are rapidly being converted. Some of the older train cars you still need an attendant to ramp over the gap but most are in and out. I always try to ride in the lead train car especially at rush hour. Sometimes the driver needs to make others clear a spot. All commuter trains are now chair accessible. Train doors are clearly marked with the accessible logo so you know where to go. I can do a 360 in the middle of a rush hour bus and never touch a toe--if they just won't move.
@@Wheels2Walking You should try the London Underground. Most stations are inaccessible. They were supposed to be made accessible as part of the London Paralympics. 😭😤👎
I live in Niagara Falls NY. We have bus system that catering to both Niagara Falls and Buffalo. In Buffalo is the rail which is combo of trolley and subway . Now, I am really hardheaded about being independent and limiting as much obstacles as possible. The bus here is different from your video. However, they have ramp and kneeling options. As long as the bus is close to curb and lowered. I rarely use the ramp.. Both getting on and off. NFTA had policy which driver is obligated to assess wheelchair. Meaning secure in the wheelchair. I rather do it myself. Trust me the drivers love me for that. Rail .. there a special platform for wheelchair with ramp. Shared with stairs also for other disabled. Sometimes when I get lazy, I'll take the stairs. When in the subway. There both stairs and escalator, also the elevator. Most the stops I don't care for the elevator, since it smell of urine and crack. So going up... All about the escalator. Going down.. is different. Since haven't master my stair skill and way too many stairs climb. Just plug my nose and bare the elevator. Being a manual wheelchair user, we have more advantage than those in electric. For some reason... Electric chair sounds like what a judge uses for " it's over buddy". Something which curbs and bad sidewalks would say.... " I an't going a move, no I an't gonna move"😀
It's so nice to see the automatic ramp in the bus. The trams and busses in my hometown do have ramps, but the driver still has to get up and extend them manually. How many times did I have a discussion about having the ramp extended for me ... (explanation: I'm using an add-on drive and most of the drivers try to prevent the additional work by saying "The ramp is only for electric wheelchairs!" - Nope, dude, it's for EVERY wheelchair ...) So much fun ;)
I'm in the UK and used our buses twice, last time a couple of weeks ago, absolute nightmare both times, never doing it again, luckily in my area we have trams to get around on, much better. I don't know if you've seen them but those things called ultra prt (personal rapid transport?) Pods, like they have at Heathrow would make ideal public, or even private. Transport vehicles, private, a to b, no stopping, easy access etc, I flippin love those things lol.
Interesting vid. Being relatively new to my Chair, this something I have put off so far but at some point I will need to bite the bullet and go for it. I know some local buses are totally unsuitable, others have auto ramps. I am quickly finding that being in a Chair is a “Whole nuther world.”
@@Wheels2Walking in Denmark IKEA let us walk the whole warehouse around and I'm so tired and angry before I'm half way. But using my wheelchair and going with a fun friend like you would probably be way more fun 🙂 But I try to buy Danish design instead, eventhough some of the IKEA products can be good.
It's really interesting to see how public transport works in bigger cities. The only transport i have available to me is insurance transport. I wonder how much different that will be from regular public transport. I assume they just ratchet you into place in their van things. I really dig the vids though, gives me a lot of perspective, since i don't get out much.
In some parts of Australia certainly do not have accessible transport, especially for large motorised chairs, if you can access the bus, the ramps don't have sides on them , so oops if you fall off the side.
You should consider doing a video on public/outdoor events. My godson has Spina bifida and that can require some interesting research and planning with a wheelchair.
as a T-11, I don't have the core strength to ride unstrapped. The problem with that, is that most wheelchairs don't come with pre-fabricated attachment points for tie-downs, so I STILL end up sliding around on public transportation.
The municipal bus company where I live supplies straps marked "AMF-Bruns Secure Belt Loops" for chairs that don't have convenient attachment points. They look like normal heavy-duty nylon webbing, but I'm told they're reinforced internally with Kevlar.
We got trams in my area in the UK a few years ago and they've mostly been a great thing and allowed me to get to places I wouldn't have been before, not as much as I do now anyway. But I tried a bus a couple of years ago, never doing that again, ever. Horrible experience.
I did a lot of the typical SCI rehab stuff but not for long. only a couple months. i have an adaptive lifting series coming out soon so keep your eyes peeled for that one. in the meantime look up the #wheelchairbodybuiding on instagram and see all the cool stuff we do :)
NYC has terrible subway stations cause they have elevators but 90% of the time they’re broken. Plus on buses there are so few wheelchair users that most drivers don’t know how to use the lift/ramp.
I use public buses and taxies all the time; where I live, you have to be strapped in, not a choice. If you use a manual chair, some bus drivers won't use the straps if you are using a power chair, though. We do not have subways where I live, it is either buses or wheelchair taxis.
our trains we can get on any part of the train and they do not have strap downs.. you just put on your brakes and hang on... but it is accessible and the elevators smell like Pee but what can you do.. the worst part about the train us rush hour and it is packed, people do not like to move to allow you on, but other than that it is cool. the buses are accessible as well and they have to strap you down by law, no matter if you are strong and can hold on or not.. but you just let the bus driver know what stop and hopefully they remember and if not it the yellow stripe button and it will alert them.. it is great to have this transportation in our city as I do not drive, and the only reason is the traffic and they will steal your car..
So does your wheel have locks at all? If you do have locks, they're definitely in a different spot than mine. Because of my size, i just use a standard wheelchair, with the arms. I think the only useful time, for me, to have the locks on, is when i'm transferring to the chair. I don't have my hands on both wheels during most of my transfers. I had a fall in January, and totally destroyed my right lock.
In UK public transport not wheelchair accessible on most trains you need to book ahead to get portable ramp, stations often do not have lifts and as for buses a total nightmare. Horrendous if going to large event when parking not available and not a set finish time told to bus but only if lucky 1 wheelchair space but often driver can not work ramp or will not take wheelchair user as can fit more folk on bus but neither can you book a taxi... I have so often been left stranded for hours
It's funny how most people think handicapped folks get to always park upfront but they have no idea with riding public transportation how far they let you out when going to a store. Most of the time riding public transportation is exercise all of its own.
Wait what you can get on a train without a ramp?!? Oh my god!! What happens if the ramp on the bus malfunctions? There’s one bus provider here that has electric ramps, they extend out from the bus and are always broken, looks like these ramps could still work manually if the electrics are busted!
Isnt that illegal?! When I am following the arrows, Ikea rage is activily brewin in my head by the time I get to the restaurant. Swedish Meatballs will always tone down that Ikea rage you got. Its all scientifical. Meatballs, cuppa caffeine of your choice and you're fulled up to deal with the rest of Ikea. 😊
How do you even take the bus? Do you just walk in and sit down, do you have to pay beforehand, or do you have to pay when you get on? I have never taken a bus before and I would like to in the future especially considering that I plan moving to a place where there is public transportation. Since I don't know how to take one, and being deaf, it scares me.
ואצלנו עדיין צריך להודיע מראש לרכבת..כי יש מישהו שזה התפקיד שלו להעלות אותי לרכבת עם מכשיר שמביאים במיוחד.. ובאוטובוס הנהג צריך לקום ולעשות את זה וזה כמעט תמיד בשיפוע מטורף.. וזה כשזה עובד ..
You are definitely so nice. Did you see on the minute 1:25 the backpacker on your side with the backpack almost on your face??? I really hate that. I used a wheelchair and drive the bus many times in Germany and that makes me soooooo mad.
I shift nearly every year, so trying to keep it in my mind When want to buy something. In russia there is nothing for People Who can't walk, not in the buss and so bad in the metro. It makes me sad
What city do you live in? When you are traveling, do you find some cities are better than others for accommodating those with various disabilities? I do know the D.C. Metro system is far better than the NYC subways, as far as their stations being accessible to those with disabilities. My husband has a mild form of MS, and I have a vision difficulty descending steps, due to having the bifocals on my glasses. The last two times I've visited NY, the subway stations I used only had steps, so we had to really take our time getting in and out of their stations. Whereas when we went to a Washington Capitals game, we used the D.C. metro,and they had escalators, and elevators that mad life easier for those with disabilities. I from the Baltimore, Maryland area. The Maryland MTA does well at accommodating those with disabilities as well. BTW, sorry this turned out longer than I thought it would.
Unfortunately in the uk they allow pushchairs to use wheelchair space so if its full you can't get on. As someone who had 3 children in the days where that wasn't possible and had to put pram down and carry baby, buggy and shopping, it makes me so angry that now im disabled id not even be able to get on. So the only time i go anywhere its when my hubby is home with the car or a distance i can get to without public transport. Sucks that people too lazy to carry a child is prioritised over the wheelchairs the spaces were made for.
Here anyone, even completely able-bodied people, are allowed to sit or stand in that area if the bus is not crowed and there's no one in the priority group that needs the space, but if a wheelchair user is picked up, they are required to move. I'm sure there's some instances where someone has made trouble over this, but I've never seen it and I've been using public transportation as my made mode of getting around for 6 years. It's kind of just understood to be the expectation, I guess.
In spite of your 'core strength' if that bus crashes or rolls, you are NOT holding on. Legally, they were required to strap you down, the guy should have been fired for that actually. Legal liability.
great accessible buses..wish they are available everywhere, so physically challenged people need not be "cooped" inside their houses. have the freedom to roam around.
You can work why you using a weel chair if you can work i don't want to be meen but you should be thankful for God that u can work again and enjoy working And you don't have to fack your ability to desiblty Peace✌
The ratchets in the bus serve 2 purposes. One so you're not moving around but most importantly, if the bus has a wreck, your chair becomes a flying heavy metal projectile. Some states are required to strap you in.
I have actually had my chair knock me out of it and hit my neighbor. And that was just from the bus having to slam the breaks. So please PLEASE strap yourself in when on the bus. If not for your safety, but for everyone else's. Your muscles are not as strong as the restraints, especially if the bus wrecks.
Funny how some countries have ratchets like this in public transport while here in Germany there is not a single thing. You have to sit "parallel" on the train and against the direction of travel with your backrest against the backrest of a seat that is in travel direction on the bus. If you have luck there are untangled and fully functionating seatbelts but just those that go around your hip/waist. However there are those ratchets/ strap-ins like in this video if you use special Vans like VW Sprinters which are way more complex then those shown on this bus chart, including special training and instructions by an authorised person and special requirements to the individual in the wheelchair as well as to the wheelchair itself.
Your channel is a lifesaver honestly, new wheelchair user and I’m still learning 😂
I FIND ROBERT CORBETT VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE I AM A NEW WHEELCHAIR USER I WISH U GD LUCK FOR THE FUTURE TAKE CARE AND GODBLESS 🙏🕯️
I have to say I don’t think I’ve ever seen videos like yours sharing tips on how to use wheelchairs
Good job
Must be nice to be able to roll straight from the platform into a train without pre-booking assistance like we do in the UK.
we do have these mobility busses that we have to book if we're unable to make it to the bus or don't live near a station or a train. i used one of those for a while, i didn't like it.
I'm in UK and I often just turn up instead of pre-booking. They don't care just have to go ask for help, although someone usually spots me anyway. lol
@@Wheels2Walking we used to have a door to door transport like that here but they got rid of it
On the other hand, in Finland, outside of Helsinki, there's really not much in terms of accessible public transportation. It's either roll where you're going or grab a special taxi.
Still it is better then in russia my friends are suffering a lot
I live in Atlanta as a museum accessibility advocate I love your work dude. Atlanta needs more accessibility awareness like this.
I work in a museum =) thats so nice. I always wondered how someone with a disability got on a regular bus. As i use the paratransit. I can still walk, sadly there is no bus in my area at all
All the wheelchair spots I have seen on public buses the space is designed for the user to travel backwards with a padded back stop, with the user having to reverse in to the space and these don't require clamping. Our Trams have a forwards and a backwards space but the spaces are designed like the bus spaces. I have when travelling up a hill with somebody on a wet day been sitting (in the cramped fold down seat by their knees) with my feet on their back wheels (they have the small attendant style back wheels) to be an extra brake. The public buses had a front ramp, either manual or powered, and the tram was roll-on roll-off.
In the 'white buses' owned by the council and used by day-centres they had the 4 point clamps and the extra seatbelt as well and the users could travel towards but this design did mean that anybody who wasn't in a wheelchair was at the front of the bus and the wheelchair users were at the back - sore necks for the ones in the regular bus seats as we spent most of the time turned around to chat to them. These buses had a tail lift and we had a driver so they would drop us off at the door then go and park the bus and we would just phone them to get picked up again.
In taxi's (London Cab style) there were either 3 or 4 point clamps with the seatbelt as well but the person travelled backwards - like a public bus. The taxis had a side ramp and if you were somewhere without a curb the slope to get into the taxi was very steep.
I was a worker for people with PMLD (profound and multiple learning disabilities) and most of our service users used a wheelchair, either full time or just when out and about, I am now studying to be an occupational therapist. One of your videos came up as a suggested video and now I have watched most of them . . . and look forward to any new ones.
I’m not a wheelchair or crutch user but your channel made me much more aware
I just love that bus!!! A ramp by the front door!!! You get to take the same entrance like people who are walking!!! Here busses only have a ramp by the middle door, and it’s not even automated so the driver (or a fellow passenger or someone who’s with you) has to manually fold the ramp out for you and then fold it back in, and same when getting off the bus again. IKEA land has so much to learn when it comes to accessible public transport! Heck, I’ve even been one out of 10 wheelchair users peacefully occupying a tram in central Gothenburg to protest the poor accessibility and a stupid local rule they had regarding numbers of wheelchair onboard despite there physically being space for many more without being in the way for other passengers. (And yes, we eventually managed to get it changed) Oh, and our buses and trains do not have chains or anything to keep you in place, the best you can hope for is access to a seatbelt while being backed up against the backrest of the designated wheelchair spot on the bus, other than that all you can do is hold on for dear life, or do like I do... Take the car instead 🤪 I only really use public transport in Stockholm where they have a subway system and that is pretty good for a wheelchair user at least if you are relatively independent and have decent skills and balance. I’d probably not go there if having a high injury for example, or if not feeling confident with doing wheelies over gaps of some 3-4 inches sometimes with a height difference too. But yeah, for me it works and it’s also like the only public transit my body can physically tolerate as it runs smoother than a tram does
The automatic front door is really nice!
We have those manually controlled bus ramps in Estonia too. The worst thing about them is the fact that bus drivers often don't even bother helping and just yell at you for taking the bus.
Man I can not believe I am sharing your videos with my 7 yr old granddaughter who is now a member of the pushers for the next 8-12 weeks.....
Some buses in SE Virginia are equipped with a device that clamps the outside of manual wheelchair push rings. The wheelchair user positions the chair against a backrest and pushes a prominent button mounted on the wall. A bar on the inboard side of the backrest swings down and bars on both sides of the wheelchair clamp the push rings. There's also lap and shoulder belts. It can all be used without the bus driver leaving his/her seat. A standard set of retractable web hooks provides an alterative for power wheelchairs/carts.
I love your tips and tricks. Also nice drone B- roll.
I use Chicago public transportation almost every day with a power chair. Super easy to do. ALL CTA and PACE suburban buses are ramped and kneeling. Most CTA EL line stations are now accessible or are rapidly being converted. Some of the older train cars you still need an attendant to ramp over the gap but most are in and out. I always try to ride in the lead train car especially at rush hour. Sometimes the driver needs to make others clear a spot. All commuter trains are now chair accessible. Train doors are clearly marked with the accessible logo so you know where to go.
I can do a 360 in the middle of a rush hour bus and never touch a toe--if they just won't move.
Bruh not even the trains and buses in Philly are this accessible. I'm so jealous
That how I felt when I went to NYC, even the subways are exempt from the ADA because they are considered “historic” lame.
@@Wheels2Walking You should try the London Underground. Most stations are inaccessible. They were supposed to be made accessible as part of the London Paralympics. 😭😤👎
@@ChrisPage68 NYC is like that too.
the buses here literally have the same ramp demo'd here though
I live in Niagara Falls NY. We have bus system that catering to both Niagara Falls and Buffalo. In Buffalo is the rail which is combo of trolley and subway . Now, I am really hardheaded about being independent and limiting as much obstacles as possible. The bus here is different from your video. However, they have ramp and kneeling options. As long as the bus is close to curb and lowered. I rarely use the ramp.. Both getting on and off. NFTA had policy which driver is obligated to assess wheelchair. Meaning secure in the wheelchair. I rather do it myself. Trust me the drivers love me for that. Rail .. there a special platform for wheelchair with ramp. Shared with stairs also for other disabled. Sometimes when I get lazy, I'll take the stairs. When in the subway. There both stairs and escalator, also the elevator. Most the stops I don't care for the elevator, since it smell of urine and crack. So going up... All about the escalator. Going down.. is different. Since haven't master my stair skill and way too many stairs climb. Just plug my nose and bare the elevator.
Being a manual wheelchair user, we have more advantage than those in electric. For some reason... Electric chair sounds like what a judge uses for " it's over buddy". Something which curbs and bad sidewalks would say.... " I an't going a move, no I an't gonna move"😀
It's so nice to see the automatic ramp in the bus. The trams and busses in my hometown do have ramps, but the driver still has to get up and extend them manually. How many times did I have a discussion about having the ramp extended for me ... (explanation: I'm using an add-on drive and most of the drivers try to prevent the additional work by saying "The ramp is only for electric wheelchairs!" - Nope, dude, it's for EVERY wheelchair ...) So much fun ;)
I'm in the UK and used our buses twice, last time a couple of weeks ago, absolute nightmare both times, never doing it again, luckily in my area we have trams to get around on, much better. I don't know if you've seen them but those things called ultra prt (personal rapid transport?) Pods, like they have at Heathrow would make ideal public, or even private. Transport vehicles, private, a to b, no stopping, easy access etc, I flippin love those things lol.
This channel is a life saver
You are strong man be blessed
Thank you!
I want to send this video to show the bus company in my town in Norway how it is done 😊
You should!
“So you don’t get flown about” lol
Hahahahaha no. I can hang on pretty well lol
Interesting vid.
Being relatively new to my Chair, this something I have put off so far but at some point I will need to bite the bullet and go for it. I know some local buses are totally unsuitable, others have auto ramps. I am quickly finding that being in a Chair is a “Whole nuther world.”
I’ve loved all of your vlogs thus far.
Thanks Katie! I’m really having a fun time making them 😊
Wheels2Walking
You’re welcome 🙂.
I love how great your public transportation system works. Especially the busses. Looks so easy to use! But I still hate IKEA 😀
I agree with everything you’re saying 😂 even the IKEA bit, looks fancy but is cheaply made and has unreliable quality.
@@Wheels2Walking in Denmark IKEA let us walk the whole warehouse around and I'm so tired and angry before I'm half way. But using my wheelchair and going with a fun friend like you would probably be way more fun 🙂 But I try to buy Danish design instead, eventhough some of the IKEA products can be good.
Yeah I don’t think I’d ever walk around IKEA. Way too big! It’s definitely manageable on my wheels
So cool to give @ikea and @marta some free press in your video
Hahaha yeah you’re right. Guess they did get some free advertisement space lol.
This was awesome
I liked it very interesting...
It's really interesting to see how public transport works in bigger cities. The only transport i have available to me is insurance transport. I wonder how much different that will be from regular public transport. I assume they just ratchet you into place in their van things. I really dig the vids though, gives me a lot of perspective, since i don't get out much.
Yeah it should be similar, just on a smaller scale.
In some parts of Australia certainly do not have accessible transport, especially for large motorised chairs, if you can access the bus, the ramps don't have sides on them , so oops if you fall off the side.
Wow in singapore they have wheelchair spots but never seen ones that can sercure the wheelchair, will be cool if the wheelchair has breaker
You should consider doing a video on public/outdoor events. My godson has Spina bifida and that can require some interesting research and planning with a wheelchair.
great video, waiting for the next one
New one every Wednesday 😁
@@Wheels2Walking haha ok
as a T-11, I don't have the core strength to ride unstrapped. The problem with that, is that most wheelchairs don't come with pre-fabricated attachment points for tie-downs, so I STILL end up sliding around on public transportation.
The municipal bus company where I live supplies straps marked "AMF-Bruns Secure Belt Loops" for chairs that don't have convenient attachment points. They look like normal heavy-duty nylon webbing, but I'm told they're reinforced internally with Kevlar.
I’m Singapore bus and trains have wheelchair signs for that spot
Your such a cool guy
I'm in a powerchair so theoretically, unless the joystick is moved, the chair is automatically locked down.
I need to be strapped in since I have weakness or it be scary. But you should strap yourself in too for safety.
We got trams in my area in the UK a few years ago and they've mostly been a great thing and allowed me to get to places I wouldn't have been before, not as much as I do now anyway. But I tried a bus a couple of years ago, never doing that again, ever. Horrible experience.
Could you explain what did you do for reabilitation after you got injured and what exercises do you do at the gym. Great channel bro
I did a lot of the typical SCI rehab stuff but not for long. only a couple months. i have an adaptive lifting series coming out soon so keep your eyes peeled for that one. in the meantime look up the #wheelchairbodybuiding on instagram and see all the cool stuff we do :)
NYC has terrible subway stations cause they have elevators but 90% of the time they’re broken. Plus on buses there are so few wheelchair users that most drivers don’t know how to use the lift/ramp.
Funny the advert was about wheelchairs
cool video...using public transit...:)
Thanks DL!
@@Wheels2Walking :)
What kind of wheelchair pads to you recommend? Something to sit on?
I use public buses and taxies all the time; where I live, you have to be strapped in, not a choice. If you use a manual chair, some bus drivers won't use the straps if you are using a power chair, though. We do not have subways where I live, it is either buses or wheelchair taxis.
it literally says "FARTA" on the Bus... lol!
Why would anyone dislike?
our trains we can get on any part of the train and they do not have strap downs.. you just put on your brakes and hang on... but it is accessible and the elevators smell like Pee but what can you do.. the worst part about the train us rush hour and it is packed, people do not like to move to allow you on, but other than that it is cool. the buses are accessible as well and they have to strap you down by law, no matter if you are strong and can hold on or not.. but you just let the bus driver know what stop and hopefully they remember and if not it the yellow stripe button and it will alert them.. it is great to have this transportation in our city as I do not drive, and the only reason is the traffic and they will steal your car..
So does your wheel have locks at all? If you do have locks, they're definitely in a different spot than mine. Because of my size, i just use a standard wheelchair, with the arms. I think the only useful time, for me, to have the locks on, is when i'm transferring to the chair. I don't have my hands on both wheels during most of my transfers. I had a fall in January, and totally destroyed my right lock.
Yeah i definitely have locks on my chair. i don't think i could use it without them!
In UK public transport not wheelchair accessible on most trains you need to book ahead to get portable ramp, stations often do not have lifts and as for buses a total nightmare.
Horrendous if going to large event when parking not available and not a set finish time told to bus but only if lucky 1 wheelchair space but often driver can not work ramp or will not take wheelchair user as can fit more folk on bus but neither can you book a taxi... I have so often been left stranded for hours
you should check buses in argentina... :V not like those up north hahahaha
It's funny how most people think handicapped folks get to always park upfront but they have no idea with riding public transportation how far they let you out when going to a store. Most of the time riding public transportation is exercise all of its own.
oh wow...here in Ontario, Canada, those of us in a wheelchair have to sit BACKWARDS on our city buses...ugh
Wait what you can get on a train without a ramp?!? Oh my god!! What happens if the ramp on the bus malfunctions? There’s one bus provider here that has electric ramps, they extend out from the bus and are always broken, looks like these ramps could still work manually if the electrics are busted!
wow! what type of wheelchair is that? it looks great.
It’s a ti-lIte zr 😁
@@Wheels2Walking thank you for the reply. I wish I could have one.
You great many 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
No Swedish meatballs at the restaurant?
Isnt that illegal?! When I am following the arrows, Ikea rage is activily brewin in my head by the time I get to the restaurant. Swedish Meatballs will always tone down that Ikea rage you got. Its all scientifical. Meatballs, cuppa caffeine of your choice and you're fulled up to deal with the rest of Ikea. 😊
How do you even take the bus? Do you just walk in and sit down, do you have to pay beforehand, or do you have to pay when you get on? I have never taken a bus before and I would like to in the future especially considering that I plan moving to a place where there is public transportation. Since I don't know how to take one, and being deaf, it scares me.
ואצלנו עדיין צריך להודיע מראש לרכבת..כי יש מישהו שזה התפקיד שלו להעלות אותי לרכבת עם מכשיר שמביאים במיוחד.. ובאוטובוס הנהג צריך לקום ולעשות את זה וזה כמעט תמיד בשיפוע מטורף.. וזה כשזה עובד ..
What busses are you riding? The ones here in Beaumont are not accessible, at all.
Here in Atlanta the busses are called MARTA not sure the make and model if that’s what you’re asking 😁
Oh, okay. That’s what I was wondering.
You are definitely so nice. Did you see on the minute 1:25 the backpacker on your side with the backpack almost on your face??? I really hate that. I used a wheelchair and drive the bus many times in Germany and that makes me soooooo mad.
I shift nearly every year, so trying to keep it in my mind When want to buy something. In russia there is nothing for People Who can't walk, not in the buss and so bad in the metro. It makes me sad
What city do you live in? When you are traveling, do you find some cities are better than others for accommodating those with various disabilities? I do know the D.C. Metro system is far better than the NYC subways, as far as their stations being accessible to those with disabilities. My husband has a mild form of MS, and I have a vision difficulty descending steps, due to having the bifocals on my glasses. The last two times I've visited NY, the subway stations I used only had steps, so we had to really take our time getting in and out of their stations. Whereas when we went to a Washington Capitals game, we used the D.C. metro,and they had escalators, and elevators that mad life easier for those with disabilities. I from the Baltimore, Maryland area. The Maryland MTA does well at accommodating those with disabilities as well. BTW, sorry this turned out longer than I thought it would.
He is in Atlanta Ga
@@joedo5886 o.k. Thanks.
Unfortunately in the uk they allow pushchairs to use wheelchair space so if its full you can't get on. As someone who had 3 children in the days where that wasn't possible and had to put pram down and carry baby, buggy and shopping, it makes me so angry that now im disabled id not even be able to get on. So the only time i go anywhere its when my hubby is home with the car or a distance i can get to without public transport. Sucks that people too lazy to carry a child is prioritised over the wheelchairs the spaces were made for.
Here anyone, even completely able-bodied people, are allowed to sit or stand in that area if the bus is not crowed and there's no one in the priority group that needs the space, but if a wheelchair user is picked up, they are required to move.
I'm sure there's some instances where someone has made trouble over this, but I've never seen it and I've been using public transportation as my made mode of getting around for 6 years.
It's kind of just understood to be the expectation, I guess.
In spite of your 'core strength' if that bus crashes or rolls, you are NOT holding on. Legally, they were required to strap you down, the guy should have been fired for that actually. Legal liability.
Noice
You must be a K&P fan! Noice.
What how omg electric ramp in ais the bus driver has to pull it out and on trains the train workers need to get u a ramp
How’d you get an airshot
Drone 😁
Wheels2Walking cool
Richard what city is that? I looks beautiful
great accessible buses..wish they are available everywhere, so physically challenged people need not be "cooped" inside their houses. have the freedom to roam around.
be a unicorn
People in Europe's are so.lucky
This is Atlanta, in the United States. Not Europe.
Farta 😂
Nicest ramp tech I’ve seen tho
You call Marta “Farta”?!
Q 🎶🎶chata
You can work why you using a weel chair if you can work i don't want to be meen but you should be thankful for God that u can work again and enjoy working
And you don't have to fack your ability to desiblty
Peace✌
Your comment makes ZERO sense
Are you actually disabled
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Your such a cool guy