• CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Luckily the train pulls up right next to my disabled grandpa’s house. And it drops him off right at the doctor’s office. No walking required!

    Oh wait.

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      10 months ago

      Most proper public transit rollouts also include point-to-point vans specifically made to haul disabled people around. Even the USA has these in some places!

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        10 months ago

        Anywhere there is public transit must also provide ADA access which brings people from their home to their destination.

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        10 months ago

        They do indeed. My area has them. However, those buses require riders to book a ride a day in advance, which is far from ideal. But even if that wasn’t the case, you’d have to wait for the bus to arrive, then you have an unknown transit time (depending on who else is being picked up and dropped off) to your destination.

        There doesn’t seem to be a good option for disabled people’s mobility.

        • roofuskit@lemmy.world
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          10 months ago

          All we have to do is invest more to make it more convenient. Solutions like private autonomous cars are going to help people who are both wealthy and disabled. In the US that’s a rarity.

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          10 months ago

          unknown transit time

          So I guess it’s better to be stuck in a traffic jam together because there’s one car per person?

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      10 months ago

      You’re getting downvoted but it’s a completely valid point.

      Many people’s disabilities make public transport unusable.