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Author:  captain cab [ Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:32 pm ]
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Nissan NV200 Mobility Taxi Shows It Is Wheelchair-Friendly at NY Show

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It seems that Nissan is trying to place itself in the background of two of the most iconic postcards one can hope of ever sending: from New York, and London. They want to replace the familiar shape of cabs in the two cities with their NV200, which has been modified and fitted out like a taxi.

Now, on the occasion of the 2013 New York International Motor Show, they are showing that their "Mobility Taxi" is also engineered with care for the disabled, hence it has a folding ramp in the back, for easy wheelchair access.

While you may think this is nothing to write home about, Nissan would be quick to contradict you, and commence a lengthy explanation of how the ramp works and why they think it's so great. For starters, it is placed at the back of the NV200, which means passing traffic should not be a problem, and it is actually stowed underneath the last row of seats. The seats lift and fold away, and the ramp can then be raised.

As a person in a wheelchair is traveling in the back, the ramp remains in an upright position, and the chair itself is strapped in with a few hooks – the wheelchair passenger also gets his or her own seat belt, which works because it is strapped in tightly.


http://www.carscoops.com/2013/03/nissan ... it-is.html
Author:  Chris the Fish [ Thu Mar 28, 2013 4:05 pm ]
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captain cab wrote:

While you may think this is nothing to write home about, Nissan would be quick to contradict you, and commence a lengthy explanation of how the ramp works and why they think it's so great. For starters, it is placed at the back of the NV200, which means passing traffic should not be a problem, and it is actually stowed underneath the last row of seats. The seats lift and fold away, and the ramp can then be raised.


Passing traffic is never a problem. The problem is the traffic that rather than pass, runs into your ar5e whilst you are dealing with your disabled passenger!

I strongly believe that no "Rear Loader" should ever be licensed as a Taxi or Private Hire.

This was on my list for my next Taxi - if the side loading facility has gone, it is off my list.
Author:  Tico [ Thu Mar 28, 2013 4:54 pm ]
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it no 8 seeter so it good if all get imo
Author:  edders23 [ Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:26 pm ]
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Same here I need 8 seats loads of luggage space and side loading wheelchair access
Author:  Sussex [ Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:04 pm ]
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Chris the Fish wrote:
I strongly believe that no "Rear Loader" should ever be licensed as a Taxi or Private Hire.

Despite the fact that almost all (non taxi) WAVs load wheelchair punters via the rear? :?
Author:  jimbo [ Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:46 pm ]
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captain cab wrote:
Nissan NV200 Mobility Taxi Shows It Is Wheelchair-Friendly at NY Show

Image

It seems that Nissan is trying to place itself in the background of two of the most iconic postcards one can hope of ever sending: from New York, and London. They want to replace the familiar shape of cabs in the two cities with their NV200, which has been modified and fitted out like a taxi.

Now, on the occasion of the 2013 New York International Motor Show, they are showing that their "Mobility Taxi" is also engineered with care for the disabled, hence it has a folding ramp in the back, for easy wheelchair access.

While you may think this is nothing to write home about, Nissan would be quick to contradict you, and commence a lengthy explanation of how the ramp works and why they think it's so great. For starters, it is placed at the back of the NV200, which means passing traffic should not be a problem, and it is actually stowed underneath the last row of seats. The seats lift and fold away, and the ramp can then be raised.

As a person in a wheelchair is traveling in the back, the ramp remains in an upright position, and the chair itself is strapped in with a few hooks – the wheelchair passenger also gets his or her own seat belt, which works because it is strapped in tightly.


http://www.carscoops.com/2013/03/nissan ... it-is.html



A passing truck will remove that rear door for you whilst you are loading your wheelchair passenger.
Author:  grandad [ Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:26 pm ]
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Exactly how many taxis or private hire cars have been shunted from the rear whilst a passenger was being loaded from the side?
Author:  GBC [ Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:42 pm ]
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The London model is side loading.

It's getting a new front as well.

I think it'll be a winner for its simplicity and fuel consumption.
Author:  Tico [ Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:02 am ]
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GBC wrote:
The London model is side loading.

It's getting a new front as well.

I think it'll be a winner for its simplicity and fuel consumption.


1.5 no guts and brake easy i think

this what you want realy

http://www.skoda.co.uk/models/new-octavia-hatch/default
Author:  edders23 [ Fri Mar 29, 2013 6:37 am ]
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Have you ever seen a London plated hack go above 60MPH ? they are always the slowest vehicle on the motorway when you encounter them and for that matter where in London can you get above 30MPH other than the middle of the night I think fuel consumption will matter more the London boys than performance
Author:  captain cab [ Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:51 am ]
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grandad wrote:
Exactly how many taxis or private hire cars have been shunted from the rear whilst a passenger was being loaded from the side?



Balamory's Penny Pocket is injured


A much-loved star of children's TV has told how she was nearly killed in a New Year's Day crash in Newcastle.

A much-loved star of children's TV has told how she was nearly killed in a New Year's Day crash in Newcastle.

Kim Tserkezie, who played Penny Pocket in the hit BBC show Balamory, was thrown from her wheelchair when the taxi she was travelling in slammed on its breaks to avoid hitting another car.

The 31-year-old from Heaton, Newcastle, who was travelling with her 10-year-old son Jay, was covered in cuts and bruises.

Speaking exclusively to the Chronicle, Kim said: "I'm so thankful to be alive. If we had hit the car in front of us I probably would have gone through the windscreen and it would have been a lot worse.

"Because of the way I was clamped in and the taxi was built, I was flung out of the chair and went full force down on to my knees.

"I have never felt pain like it and I've been through childbirth and had spinal surgery. This was worse than both of them. It was excruciating."

The near-crash happened outside the Corner House pub in Heaton, just minutes away from her home, at around 7pm on New Year's Day.

She was travelling home from her mum's house with Jay when the taxi braked, causing her to fall on to the bare hard floor.

She was then taken to Newcastle's General Hospital by ambulance. "Jay was really calm and kept saying `Mum are you all right'. He was really brave about it all. I'm glad it was me that was hurt and not him," said Kim.

"When we got to the hospital I had to be X-rayed and was told I had pulled all the ligaments in my legs. I also had internal bleeding in my knees which is causing swelling and more pain."

Kim is now resting at her home and being looked after by her mum Pat.

"The doctors have been coming out to see me and have told me it will be very painful for two weeks.

"I'm not someone who usually takes any medication but I was asking for everything he had. The pain is all over my body and I'm covered in bruises from head to toe.

"Ironically, I've also been told the pain relief would have been better if I'd broken both my legs, rather than pulling the ligaments.

"Since the accident bruises have come up in places I didn't even know I'd hurt. I've been told to sit still all the time but I don't like making my family run around after me - sitting still is very hard for me.

"Everyone has been brilliant, and there was even a little girl who spotted me in hospital and waved. It's nice to know people have been concerned."

Kim has been in a wheelchair since she was a toddler after being diagnosed with a muscle deterioration illness in her legs. She became a household name after playing bubbly shop girl Penny Pocket on the BAFTA award-winning show.

Kim also told how she was forced to wait a further 30 minutes for a suitable ambulance and said there should be more taxis with better access on the road, and better-trained drivers.

She said: "It's not the drivers' faults but a lot of the taxi's just aren't suitable. I don't feel 100% safe in the newly built ones."
Author:  gusmac [ Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:42 pm ]
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Injured Kim in taxi safety call

Mar 4 2006 By The Journal

Actress Kim Tserkezie has called for rear-loading taxis to be banned from carrying wheelchair users after she was injured while using one.

The star of BBC children's programme Balamory was thrown from her wheelchair to the floor when the vehicle stopped suddenly on Tyneside.

She fractured her knee when she hit the floor and pulled ligaments and suffered cuts and bruising.

The mother-of-one, who was in plaster for seven weeks, is backing a campaign by Taxiwise for new rules to stop converted vans and MPVs being licensed to carry wheelchair users.

Kim, 32, who plays Penny Pocket in the television show, says: "For years I have expressed concerns about rear-loading vehicles."

Kim was making a short trip from Gateshead to Newcastle with her 10-year-old son and her secretary when the accident happened. Her wheelchair had been secured to the floor of the Ford Connect but a seatbelt to hold her in was not fitted.

Minutes from home, the driver braked suddenly and Kim was catapulted out of her seat, landing heavily on her knees and twisting a leg underneath herself.

A spokesperson for Taxiwise said: "This demonstrates how dangerous these vehicles can be even when an actual collision has not taken place."


I have to wonder why she wasn't wearing a seatbelt. It's required by law. If there wasn't one fitted to the cab, there damn well ought to have been.

Taxiwise - weren't they they funded by and a mouthpiece for LTI? :lol:
Author:  grandad [ Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:13 pm ]
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captain cab wrote:
grandad wrote:
Exactly how many taxis or private hire cars have been shunted from the rear whilst a passenger was being loaded from the side?



Balamory's Penny Pocket is injured


A much-loved star of children's TV has told how she was nearly killed in a New Year's Day crash in Newcastle.

A much-loved star of children's TV has told how she was nearly killed in a New Year's Day crash in Newcastle.

Kim Tserkezie, who played Penny Pocket in the hit BBC show Balamory, was thrown from her wheelchair when the taxi she was travelling in slammed on its breaks to avoid hitting another car.

The 31-year-old from Heaton, Newcastle, who was travelling with her 10-year-old son Jay, was covered in cuts and bruises.

Speaking exclusively to the Chronicle, Kim said: "I'm so thankful to be alive. If we had hit the car in front of us I probably would have gone through the windscreen and it would have been a lot worse.

"Because of the way I was clamped in and the taxi was built, I was flung out of the chair and went full force down on to my knees.

"I have never felt pain like it and I've been through childbirth and had spinal surgery. This was worse than both of them. It was excruciating."

The near-crash happened outside the Corner House pub in Heaton, just minutes away from her home, at around 7pm on New Year's Day.

She was travelling home from her mum's house with Jay when the taxi braked, causing her to fall on to the bare hard floor.

She was then taken to Newcastle's General Hospital by ambulance. "Jay was really calm and kept saying `Mum are you all right'. He was really brave about it all. I'm glad it was me that was hurt and not him," said Kim.

"When we got to the hospital I had to be X-rayed and was told I had pulled all the ligaments in my legs. I also had internal bleeding in my knees which is causing swelling and more pain."

Kim is now resting at her home and being looked after by her mum Pat.

"The doctors have been coming out to see me and have told me it will be very painful for two weeks.

"I'm not someone who usually takes any medication but I was asking for everything he had. The pain is all over my body and I'm covered in bruises from head to toe.

"Ironically, I've also been told the pain relief would have been better if I'd broken both my legs, rather than pulling the ligaments.

"Since the accident bruises have come up in places I didn't even know I'd hurt. I've been told to sit still all the time but I don't like making my family run around after me - sitting still is very hard for me.

"Everyone has been brilliant, and there was even a little girl who spotted me in hospital and waved. It's nice to know people have been concerned."

Kim has been in a wheelchair since she was a toddler after being diagnosed with a muscle deterioration illness in her legs. She became a household name after playing bubbly shop girl Penny Pocket on the BAFTA award-winning show.

Kim also told how she was forced to wait a further 30 minutes for a suitable ambulance and said there should be more taxis with better access on the road, and better-trained drivers.

She said: "It's not the drivers' faults but a lot of the taxi's just aren't suitable. I don't feel 100% safe in the newly built ones."
That wasn't the question that I asked. Also to my mind, this is the fault of the driver for failing to secure the passenger with a seat belt. My vehicle has the clamps for the wheelchair and a 3 point seat belt for the passenger.
Author:  edders23 [ Fri Mar 29, 2013 2:06 pm ]
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A properly strapped in wheelchair won't budge a millimetre but there are risk takers out there and the above sounds like one of those

it may take 2 or 3 minutes to secure a wheelchair passenger properly but if you do so it is unlikely you would ever have a serious injury unless the vehicle was hit hard by another vehicle or even a tree/level crossing gate or market cross jumping out into the road at you whilst having a sneezing fit (20 winks) !
Author:  captain cab [ Fri Mar 29, 2013 2:08 pm ]
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they're basically deathtraps - cut and shuts - but then again I might just be saying that to annoy gus :lol:
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