I mage: General Motors Photo/Emile Wamsteker
Commuter Jerome Kleckly disembarks a new Chevrolet Uplander taxi van using the vehicle's ramp outside Grand Central Station in New York, Thursday, March 29, 2007. The wheelchair accessible "lowered-floor" van is the first of its kind to be approved for taxi use in New York City. A stainless steel floor designed 12" lower than the standard floor allows 58" of headroom without a raised roof. The Chevrolet Uplander taxi van is ADA compliant and meets or exceeds all applicable U.S...
and Canadian vehicle safety standards. The vehicle will be on display at the New York International Auto Show next week.
estreka says:
11:59 AM, 03/30/07
Handicap taxis aren't a new thing, but this looks to be better than the cumbersome units out there now.
boxermike says:
12:11 PM, 03/30/07
assessable ≠ accessible.
Unless of course you meant that the wheel-chairs were gauging the value of the vans...
rsholland says:
12:13 PM, 03/30/07
Fixed. Thanks.
thebigal says:
10:21 PM, 03/30/07
This is interesting... wonder what New York will do was the Uplander is discontinued?? Or will GM keep making a varient of the vehicle available only to fleets like it did with the Malibu classic?
ateixeira says:
06:36 AM, 04/ 2/07
No kidding, this van is probably out of production by now, if not it will be soon. The Lambda crossovers are taking over.