#BUSted!
GoTN BUSted in recent GO regarding bus procurement!
Continuing contempt of Madras High Court + Misdirection by quoting the Rajive Raturi PIL order. The Supreme Court will NOT be amused.
Then there are the the ludicrous 'parts of the bus' justification for #a11y claims
Check out this table about the accessibility features available on Tamil Nadu State transport undertakings' fleet of 21033 buses.
Number 6 says handrails are provided at the entrance of the bus for all 21033 buses.
*slow clap*
Really?!
Shall we add the wheels of the bus next?
And no, user feedback like this on handrails is absent:
As handrails are attached to automatic doors, it's quite shaky when old / disabled people hold them for support while climbing.. If the bus starts they are put off guard. Also should be on both sides timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/i…
Thread. A decade's worth of work in making @cmrlofficial projects accessible from start met with the same old stubborn, non-compliant, mediocre shoddiness touted as 'modern' in Govt propaganda.
And no TN bashing please - other metro projects are just as bad or more likely worse.
"The platform should have one row of dotted guiding blocks for persons with impaired vision, 800 mm. or more from the edge."
Are we waiting for a blind person to step off into space ? Safety studies in Japan, in fact recommend a 2 row width of tactile ground surface indicators!
STAIRWAY (to heaven?!) "Maximum number of risers on a flight shall be limited to 12" says the code. Ignored in both 2015 & 2021. Alarmingly the stair case is open to sky, have they factored in rain in non-slip pendulum testing?
Where's wheelchair access direction sign at entry?
There seem to be scattered cases across India of this medicine that is so crucial for children with infantile spasms. Manufacturer is Sanofi. Can give links of other cases.
Really @chennaicorp ! This is the access to Nehru Park Chennai Metro station? At points the pavement itself is non existent with bus and Poonamallee High Rd traffic whizzing by. Senior citizen required support on both sides with parking 50 m away. @cmrlofficial@DisabilityIndia
1 foot footpath with trip with at one side and someone sitting blocking the other side of the tree. Not to mention the auto blocking the way too. #Pedestrian#Accessibility#NotACakeWalk