TABLE G-2Transportation Mode Used by Drivers and Nondrivers with Disabilities in the Past Month

Percentage of People
Mode Current Drivers Nondrivers
Personal vehicle (driver) 96.9
Personal vehicle (passenger) 71.2 86.0
Carpool, vanpool 6.5 16.3
Public transit or city bus 5.0 26.0
Curb-to-curb ADA paratransit 2.0 12.6
Other specialized paratransit services 1.9 6.8
Private or chartered bus 3.2 5.8
School bus 2.6 3.4
Subway/light rail/commuter rail 4.0 10.6
Taxicab 5.8 21.9
Electric wheelchair, scooter, golf cart 5.3 6.9
Bike or pedal cycle 14.2 14.2
Walk, manual wheelchair, or scooter on sidewalks, crosswalks, intersections 48.2 40.2
Other 5.1 6.8

NOTE: Multiple responses were permitted; the sample sizes were very small.

SOURCE: Table 14 and Figure 4, U.S. BTS (2003a).

From: G, Transportation Patterns and Problems of People with Disabilities

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The Future of Disability in America.
Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Disability in America; Field MJ, Jette AM, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2007.
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