PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Most older people are mobile and able to use public transport without any problems. Those who are hard of hearing or have poor vision and th ose with mobility problems need not be deterred from using public tran sport. Though the design and provision of suitable buses, taxis, and t rains is not always optimum, many now have imaginative features to hel p older passengers. Travel by air and sea needs extra planning for dis abled elderly people, but helpful advice is available and much can be done to enable even the most disabled traveller to make long journeys confidently and in comfort.