edders23 wrote:
Skull wrote:
Just so you know my risk assessment was medium to high risk depending on the capabilities of the driver. The H&S Report puts it into the high risk bracket in almost all circumstances regardless of the physical ability of the driver. How many wheelchair users are under the weight of 6 stones?
It is a disgrace that wheelchair users do not have a proper hanicab fleet. Nor should they be wrestled into the back of a vehicle which is totally unsuitable with the driver uninsured.
Taxis doing wheelchair work was just a cheap option for the council to pass on the cost and responsibility for doing the job. “Not our problem your problem”
I can just see council employees or ambulance men for that matter doing the job under these circumstances.
"here's your nice shinny TX/Metro away and pick up wheelchairs. You have to do the job yourself and are uninsured. BTW if the customer is over 6 stones then tuff don't come running to us if you have an accident".
Okay then when do I start?
I doubt it was the council passing the responsibility on. it is more likely that the council was implementing the DDA as they saw it. I would very much doubt that the council had enough brains to actually consider if there were other implications
I agree but you have to remember wee are years after the implemetation of wheelchair access in taxis and as yet the council will not take responsibility for the situation they created.
If things have to change they have to change but that doesn't mean beating on people who point out what's wrong.
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