3. Are all public buses in the state’s capital accessible to those with disabilities?
Summary of results
In only two of the countries surveyed were none of the buses in the capital accessible: Kosovo and Montenegro. On the other hand, in only three countries, Israel, the Netherlands and the UK (together with California) were the buses fully accessible, with trained drivers.
In the vast majority of capitals surveyed, at least some buses were accessible to some persons with disabilities. The situation in none of them, however, was ideal. Of the qualifications provided, one of the most common was lack of training on the part of drivers. In some of the countries, only the newer buses were accessible, and in several others (Croatia, Portugal and Sweden) there were issues regarding consideration of disabilities other than those affecting mobility. Where figures were provided, significant proportions of bus fleets are accessible (Belgium – Wallonia: 57 percent, France: 70 percent and Ireland: 88 percent).
All such public buses are accessible to all those with disabilities. In particular, drivers are trained and each bus can carry two (2) wheelchairs.
Some buses cannot carry two (2) wheelchairs, or some buses are not accessible to all those with disabilities or drivers are not trained.
None of the state capital’s buses is accessible to those with disabilities.
 Albania (ALB) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Argentina (ARG) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Australia (AUS) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Austria (AUT) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Belgium – Federal State Walloon (BEL) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Bulgaria (BUL) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Canada (CAN) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Croatia (CRO) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Czech Republic (CZE) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Denmark (DNK) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Estonia (EST) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Finland (FIN) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 France (FRA) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Germany (DEU) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Hungary (HUN) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Ireland (IRL) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Israel (ISR) |
All buses are accessible |
 Italy (ITA) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Kosovo (RKS) |
No buses are accessible |
 Macedonia (MKD) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Mexico (MEX) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Montenegro (MNE) |
No buses are accessible |
 Netherlands (NED) |
All buses are accessible |
 Portugal (POR) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Romania (ROU) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Serbia (SRB) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Slovakia (SVK) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Slovenia (SLO) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 South Africa (RSA) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Spain (ESP) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Sweden (SWE) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Switzerland (SUI) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 Turkey (TUR) |
Some buses are not accessible |
 United Kingdom (UK) |
All buses are accessible |
 United States – California (US CA) |
All buses are accessible |
| United States – New York (US NY state) |
Some buses are not accessible |
