"耐心等待":非驾驶残疾成年人如何在美国农村活动?
1University of Montana, Rural Institute, Missoula, MT.
概括
农村地区的残疾成年人面临着严重的交通障碍,原因是公共交通有限,依赖他人乘坐. 这凸显了改善农村交通解决方案和汽车接入的必要性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 运输研究 运输研究
背景情况:
- 在美国农村地区,开车是主要的交通方式.
- 成年残疾人经常面临难以获得交通服务的挑战.
- 农村公共交通不足有助于健康和社会不平等.
研究的目的:
- 探索农村社区的非驾驶残疾成年人使用的交通方式.
- 检查交通,社区参与,医疗保健和社会资本之间的关系.
- 识别障碍物和促进残疾人的农村流动的促进者.
主要方法:
- 定性研究涉及对33名美国各地非驾驶残疾成年人的采访.
- 使用专题分析来解释采访数据.
- 专注于了解农村交通的实践经验.
主要成果:
- 农村地区显著缺乏可访问和负担得起的公共交通选择.
- 即使是可用的公共交通工具也经常受到可访问性,成本和调度问题的限制.
- 依赖非正式的交通网络 (例如,从别人那里乘坐) 造成了依赖和社会压力.
结论:
- 农村残疾成年人面临着严重的交通挑战,影响他们的独立性和社区参与.
- 政策干预应侧重于加强农村地区的公共交通融资和可访问性.
- 促进通用汽车接入的战略对于改善移动性和减少这一群体的差异至关重要.
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