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Front-entry minivans are either automatic or manual and are less expensive to purchase than side-entry vehicles. Once there has been a driver’s assessment and adaptive driving controls have been installed, the wheelchair user can drive this minivan. However, if the person who requires the wheelchair will not be operating the vehicle, they will be seated in the front row beside the driver. As a result, a front-entry vehicle is well suited to someone who uses a wheelchair and wants to drive or a wheelchair user who would like to sit next to the driver. There is also easy access into and out of this minivan, with its automatic kneeling system, which lowers the vehicle’s floor when the door is opened. When entering the minivan, the wheelchair user automatically faces forward. Inside the vehicle, there is a docking station that easily secures the wheelchair, as well as a wheelchair seat belt for the front row. The second and third rows of seating are not modified.
Large families will benefit from this minivan, as it has seating for six people in addition to the wheelchair user. This vehicle also has a large trunk to meet a family’s storage needs. |
