Disabled person’s group wants cabbies safety trained
Posted April 13, 2013 5:16 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The union representing HandyDART drivers is worried growing demand won’t be met, especially now that TransLink is cutting back its service while adding taxi rides as a supplement.
The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724 hosted a forum Saturday, to allow riders to air their concerns.
TransLink has taken away 10,000 HandyDART service hours since the beginning of the month.
Jane Dyson with the BC Coalition of People with Disabilities says she’s okay with the addition of cab rides but feels driver education is a must.
“Our concern is that taxi drivers need to receive the adequate training to be able to service people with disabilities with safety, so that’s a priority issue for us.”
Her organization is meeting with the Vancouver Taxi Association to come up with a solution to get driver training across the board.
“We would like to see some more standardized training to ensure that wheelchair users are safely tied down in taxis,” she explains.
