ROAD TRANSPORT BARRIERS ENCOUNTERED BY PEOPLE WITH TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES IN JAPAN

Abstract

This study looks in detail at specific barriers encountered by people with travel difficulties in Japan, and the barriers encountered by the visually impaired and wheelchair users in particular. These barriers include vehicles parked on sidewalks or textured paving blocks for the visually impaired, bicycles ridden on sidewalks, bicycles left on the sidewalk, uneven sidewalks, obstacles on sidewalks, undulating sidewalks, steep slopes, barging pedestrians, textured paving blocks that have been improperly laid, buttons on traffic lights for persons with disabilities that have been set up in inappropriate locations, etc.

Keywords

• Person with travel difficulties
• Visually impaired person
• Wheelchair user
• Barrier-free
• Understanding handicaps