Citation

Akiyama T, Kamata M, Wahira Y, Fujii N. IATSS Res. 2001; 25(1): 42-50.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

With the enactment of the Transportation Accessibility Improvement Law, accessibility to transport vehicles in Japan will improve rapidly. This report traces the history of vehicle accessibility and its status today. It explains vehicle regulation under the Transportation Accessibility Improvement Law, provides an overview of reviewed vehicle model design guidance, lists items that will need to be addressed and forecasts direction for the future.