Taxis adapted for people with wheel chair start to move in Sao Paulo
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Maria Eugenia Castilho
Reporter Agency Brazil
São Paulo - Around 20 taxi drivers started to move today (17) through the streets of Sao Paulo with the car adapted to carry passengers who use wheel chairs. Were granted by the City council of 80 permits, and the rest of the fleet should be in the streets by the end of the month.
The cost of the car plus the adjustment is $ 90 thousand, fully stand by the taxi driver. Besides the driver and the person with the wheel chair, the vehicle is capable of a companion. The technical standards for the modification in the car are provided in the Manual of Basic Requirements for Accessible Taxi which was prepared by the Technological Development Area of the Department of Transportation (SPTrans).
According to the Press office of the Secretary of People with Disabilities, there are 80 drivers on the waiting list to get the authorization. Depending on demand, other documents will be released.
The charter has no time limit to expire, but every year the drivers need to do a survey established by the Secretary of Transportation to check if the vehicle remains in accordance with the standards and, therefore, continue with the document.
As tarifas das corridas cobradas pelos táxis acessíveis têm o mesmo valor dos demais – bandeirada R$ 3,50, quilômetro rodado R$ 2,10 e hora parada R$ 28 – acrescido de R$ 3,50 por ser rádio-táxi.
São Paulo is not the first city to make taxis accessible. Rio de Janeiro already has a similar model.
Source: Agência Brasil
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