Abstract
The aim of this study was to clarify the present situation and issues on safety and comfortableness about utilization of the wheelchair transportation vehicles (WCTV). In this study, the answers of the questionnaire obtained from the total 274 people WCTV (135drivers and 123caretakers) have been analyzed. The results were as follows: (1) 76 people (28.9%) were encountered some accidents. (2) 202 people (77.1%) were encountered some Hiyari-Hatto (HH). (3) 174 people (67.2%) were felt problems of the hardware side such as WCTV structure. (4) 224 people (85.5%) were felt problems of the software side such as assistance method. (5) 74 people (27.0%) were felt other problems such as license system. (6) 227 (93.0%) people were considered in the institution as well. We analyzed relations with "the some situation of the driving" and "the appearance situation of accidents, HH, problems and considerations". As results, that at first, the pickup driver and caretaker were basically demanded to learns how to use vehicle and the familiarity of the driving route. It is suggested that the safety management and the careful driving were important for WCTV.
