A high proportion (91 per cent) of the 205 respondents in this sample who had an additionalhandrailreported using it.
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They're steeper, it's a much older house, there isn't ahandrail.
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The design includes several components such as driver seat, passenger seat,handrail, instrument panel, steering wheel, foot board, and operation bar.
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They reported different ways of using thehandrail.
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For thehandraillocation rationality, we consider the height of thehandrailand the offset distance from the side of the bus.
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For example, installation of a secondhandrailappears to increase confidence.
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Another example that comes to my mind is of a narrow wooden bridge with a brokenhandrail.
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A number of options were considered at the design stage concerning the parapet wall; the chosen option incorporated a safetyhandrail.
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The unsung heroes are often the home improvement agencies, which do very minor alterations, such as fitting handrails or handles on baths.
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The ramp has a non-slip surface but in order to provide an additional safeguard ahandrailis now being fitted to assist elderly persons.
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Therefore, it is not thought necessary to have any provision as to handrails.
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Yet often these are small considerations such as ahandrail, a ramp, a flashing light on a phone, or a lower desk or work bench.
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I have asked architects why handrails are not provided in the toilets.
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I think that local authorities are generally aware of the need to provide handrails.
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To somebody like myself, ahandrailmakes an enormous difference.
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