Persons with reduced mobility

Bryan Matthews

A chapter in Elgar Encyclopedia of Transport and Society, 2025, pp 270-271 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Persons with reduced mobility (PRM) is a term used to describe people whose access to transport and destinations where activities are accessed is constrained due to a mix of environmental and personal factors. PRM is usually understood to comprise disabled people, older people, people with temporary injuries and parents with young children. Each of these groups faces the challenge of using a transport system that has often not been designed with their needs and capabilities in mind. Consequently, they experience barriers to their free movement and their participation in economy and society, resulting in transport disadvantage and social exclusion.

Keywords: Disabled people; Older people; Social exclusion; Barriers to accessible travel; Wellbeing and public health; Rights and regulations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035330515
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