‘Wheelchair space ruling fine – but new driver training needed’

 
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<ul class="breadcrumbs-desktop"><!– –><li><a href="https://taspartnership.co.uk/"> <i class="fa fa-home"></i> </a></li><!– –><li> / </li><!– –><li><a href="https://taspartnership.co.uk/tas-news/">TAS News</a></li><!– –><li> / </li><!– –><li>News Article</li><!– –> <!– –> <!– –><!– –></ul><!– –><!– –><!– –><!– –><strong>READING CONTROLS CODE</strong>[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he judges emphasised that operators need to ensure their procedures go as far as practical in making the necessary ‘reasonable’ adjustments.

Although the court of first hearing deemed reasonable adjustment would mean an absolute rule that the passenger occupying the wheelchair space should be made to get off the bus if the space was required by a wheelchair user and they couldn’t move elsewhere – the Supreme Court did not uphold that.

They identified various circumstances where forcible removal would be unreasonable, for example, if that person was themselves disabled or a child travelling alone. Moreover, their view was that unless the passenger was being obnoxious, the driver could not make use of the Conduct Regulations to have them ejected from the bus.

On the other hand, they did not support the operator’s procedure which started as a ‘first come first
served’ approach, followed by the driver ‘requesting’ the passenger to move but then giving up if they refused the request.

Although it was suggested that FirstGroup had carried out a review identifying the fact that people don’t like an overload of notices on the bus instructing them what they can or can’t do, and moved towards a softer ‘please’ approach, the Court pointed out that there was no evidence raised by any party as to the effectiveness of terminology on notices.

This clearly opens the argument that a stronger notice would be more useful such as: “Wheelchair users have priority access to this space. If it is needed for this purpose, you must vacate it” – possibly with a heading: “Equality Act 2010” to give it more clout.

This is an issue where the driver has to leave their cab and intervene – they therefore need training in how to achieve the best result. This is not a new concept. Drivers already have to do this when, for example, a passenger is harassing another passenger; the driver can use their powers under Conduct Regulations to make the offending passenger leave the bus.

However, our understanding is that training for drivers in how to use their Conduct powers is not always standard or thorough – and this is the crucial point. This suggests a need for new training in interacting with the general public. After all, today’s mantra is that these skills are more important or rather, equally as important as technical driving skills alone.

Ultimately, the driver needs to take a view on what is reasonable. If the driver had been working for Brighton and Hove, the driver would have contacted the control room to request an accessible taxi suited to an electric or manual wheelchair at no extra expense to the passenger and as part of its ‘Wheelchair Taxi Guarantee’ policy.

If, on the other hand, it was a five-minute frequency service, the driver might have put effort into suggesting that someone not in a hurry could get off the bus and wait for the next one, and endorsed a ticket to facilitate that.

There is clearly a lot of scope for a more active adjustment policy to achieve the underlying aim of giving disabled people better access to the system. They concluded that FirstGroup hadn’t gone far enough. I agree.

John Taylor,

Director,

TAS Partnership<div class="highlight-section"><!– –><p>This article featured in Route One on the 25th of January 2017</p><!– –><!– –><!– –><!– –></div> 
 
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$(".service-find-help.service-find-help").show();<!– –> $("#service-grid-main").hide();<!– –> }<!– –> else {<!– –> $("#myUL").hide();<!– –> $(".service-find-help").hide();<!– –> $("#service-grid-main").show();<!– –> }<!– –> });<!– –> <!– –> <!– –> // PROFILE TABS ////////////////////////<!– –><!– –>(function($) {<!– –> $('.tab ul.tabs').addClass('active').find('> li:eq(0)').addClass('current');<!– –><!– –> $('.tab ul.tabs li a').click(function(g) {<!– –> var tab = $(this).closest('.tab'),<!– –> index = $(this).closest('li').index();<!– –><!– –> tab.find('ul.tabs > li').removeClass('current');<!– –> $(this).closest('li').addClass('current');<!– –><!– –> tab.find('.tab_content').find('div.tabs_item').not('div.tabs_item:eq(' + index + ')').slideUp();<!– –> tab.find('.tab_content').find('div.tabs_item:eq(' + index + ')').slideDown();<!– –><!– –> g.preventDefault();<!– –> });<!– –> })(jQuery);<!– –><!– –><!– –><!– –> // MEGA MENU<!– –><!– –><!– –><!– –><!– –> // SERVICE SELECTION GRID<!– –><!– –> // SERVICE SELECTION GRID<!– –><!– –><!– –><!– –> });<!– –><!– –><!– –></script><!– –><!– –> <script><!– –>function myFunction() {<!– –> // Declare variables<!– –> var input, filter, ul, li, a, i;<!– –> input = document.getElementById('myInput');<!– –> filter = input.value.toUpperCase();<!– –> ul = document.getElementById("myUL");<!– –> li = ul.getElementsByTagName('li');<!– –><!– –> // Loop through all list items, and hide those who don't match the search query<!– –> for (i = 0; i < li.length; i++) {<!– –> a = li[i].getElementsByTagName("a")[0];<!– –> if (a.innerHTML.toUpperCase().indexOf(filter) > -1) {<!– –> li[i].style.display = "";<!– –> } else {<!– –> li[i].style.display = "none";<!– –> }<!– –> }<!– –>}<!– –> <!– –> <!– –> // OUR TEAM FILTER<!– –> <!– –> <!– –> <!– –>filterSelection("all")<!– –>function filterSelection(c) {<!– –> var x, i;<!– –> x = document.getElementsByClassName("filterDiv");<!– –> if (c == "all") c = "";<!– –> // Add the "show" class (display:block) to the filtered elements, and remove the "show" class from the elements that are not selected<!– –> for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {<!– –> w3RemoveClass(x[i], "show");<!– –> if (x[i].className.indexOf(c) > -1) w3AddClass(x[i], "show");<!– –> }<!– –>}<!– –><!– –>// Show filtered elements<!– –>function w3AddClass(element, name) {<!– –> var i, arr1, arr2;<!– –> arr1 = element.className.split(" ");<!– –> arr2 = name.split(" ");<!– –> for (i = 0; i < arr2.length; i++) {<!– –> if (arr1.indexOf(arr2[i]) == -1) {<!– –> element.className += " " + arr2[i];<!– –> }<!– –> }<!– –>}<!– –><!– –>// Hide elements that are not selected<!– –>function w3RemoveClass(element, name) {<!– –> var i, arr1, arr2;<!– –> arr1 = element.className.split(" ");<!– –> arr2 = name.split(" ");<!– –> for (i = 0; i < arr2.length; i++) {<!– –> while (arr1.indexOf(arr2[i]) > -1) {<!– –> arr1.splice(arr1.indexOf(arr2[i]), 1); <!– –> }<!– –> }<!– –> element.className = arr1.join(" ");<!– –>}<!– –><!– –>// Add active class to the current control button (highlight it)<!– –>var btnContainer = document.getElementById("myBtnContainer");<!– –>var btns = btnContainer.getElementsByClassName("teamfilterbtn");<!– –>for (var i = 0; i < btns.length; i++) {<!– –> btns[i].addEventListener("click", function() {<!– –> var current = document.getElementsByClassName("active");<!– –> current[0].className = current[0].className.replace(" active", "");<!– –> this.className += " active";<!– –> });<!– –>}<!– –><!– –> <!– –></script><!– –><!– –><!– –><!– –><!– –><!– –><!– –>© Copyright The TAS Partnership Limited 2018 The TAS Partnership Limited, Guildhall House, 59-61 Guildhall Street, Preston, Lancashire PR1 3NU | Tel: 01772 204988 A limited company registered in England and Wales Number 2929880, at the above address.<!– –> <a class="sg-plug" target="_blank">Website By <span>SG DESIGNS</span></a><!– –><!– –><!– –><!– –><!– –>