Dimecres, 5 of them rondant afternoon. Joan and Paula may advance as a sidewalk full of potholes and uneven, worn, narrow. Go to the nearest bus stop, wondering silently if there may be up today. He was in a wheelchair, she is dedicated to social integration, accompanies him.
arrive at the bus stop nearest are expected. After ten minutes, remove the yellow car towards the end of the street. Joan is positioned in front of the door that is incorporated under the ramp, waiting for Paula warn the driver and follow this mechanism to make it down. But the ramp that connects the driver does not work. The recommended next expected bus he can not do anything. Is'allunya closed doors, leaving them with an inch of nose to stop. Paula looks at John, without really knowing what to say, trying to conceal his indignation. Makes an effort to smile and lighthearted jokes voice on the subject: "We expect the following, you will have success." Sideways, looks at his watch. They just, at half past John should be at the Occupational Center. They spend ten minutes, the bus does not arrive, Paula begins to suffer. Finally, one came back to see the end of the street. This time the driver is friendly, "the ramp is broken-tells-Anyway, try that you can use." The man drives the device and see how the ramp, slow and loud, it begins to descend to place to place, the look is excited. But it seems stuck halfway up and a few small movements up and down, it seems as if to fold again. The bus driver dropped and she pulls it down because they can climb desencalli and Joan. Meanwhile, impatient drivers waiting behind the bus that they sounded the horns of their cars. Unfortunately, the bus driver must surrender without success to install the ramp. Creased apologize, go back to their workplace. On the third attempt to quit, get up. It's official: arriving late.
All this seems more a sad story about the precarious conditions of adaptation of spaces and services that are disabled people in the city, is unfortunately a reality. More specifically, is the daily bread for many physically disabled people who need public transport to get around. "The ramp does not work, the bus was too full and we have no space, the driver in a hurry ... Each day looking for a different excuse, says Marina Nieto Platform 'Let us stop being invisible' .- It is a problem with that we meet every day. We finished resigned because if you complain Thou canst take only an annoyance, although again the reported case from now on. "The Navy also explains a case in which the person has" rebelled ", somehow. In Maite, for example, were denied access to a bus because the ramp, they said, did not work. As tired as I fell, stood in front of the bus and he spit that if there was no bus to it, there was none to anyone. It seems that, miraculously, the ramp went to work and Maite was able to climb. We were also referred to the case of her husband, who has fallen on several occasions for poor adaptation of the ramps ground level of the bus. "There are about 10 centimeters from where the ramp is stopped and the ground, a distance that the electric wheelchairs can not tolerate, and try to save it fell back. Happened several times and now is afraid to take the bus. "
TUSGSAL IN SILENCE
The company responsible for the city bus, TUSGSAL, has declined to make statements on the subject. Despite having given them the opportunity to tell her there finally wanted not say, so can not offer any explanation on your part on this issue, which probably would be solved with a review and maintenance appropriate ramps of these vehicles of public service, and a healthy dose of civility and respect of all.
As for the rest of the passenger car line, which affected the line could connect Badalona have commented that there is everything. According to Paula Tejero, integrating the social event of the above input, in general people are supportive and regret the situation that arises when you have missed the bus and wait for the next. But there are also very respectful people that impatience does not help things at all these people with mobility problems: the Elvira, who is physically disabled and also belongs to 'leave be invisible ', for example, has referred a case where he went to get off a bus and a man did not respect the time it takes to ramp down. "In stepping it, the ramp fell with a blow dry land. He said he was in a hurry and could not wait, "he recalls. The only alternative
bus that disabled people have to travel through the city, besides the car is the taxi service. The Marina Nieto explains that initially given a bonus 8-month tours, which are actually four counting and back. The problem is that citing economic problems because of the crisis just giving them less and often in many have to retreat from commitments that had amb ja per la impossibilitat anterioritat-hi d'arrive. Mariona Sanz
Líniabadalona
01/27/1911
