Wheelchair accessible tuk-tuk debuts

[geovalin]

Brent Crane

The maker of a new tuk-tuk prototype retrofitted with a wheelchair ramp hopes to usher in a new era of wheelchair-friendly travel in Phnom Penh. Ian Jones, a consultant for the Agile Development Group, is the mastermind behind the new handicap-friendly tuk-tuk, which features a simple metal ramp that acts as backdoor to the tuk-tuk as well as a strap inside the carriage that secures the wheelchair.

The tuk-tuk can fit three passengers, including the wheelchaired passenger, he said. Prime Minister Hun Sen, who is blind in one eye, has made the rights of disabled and handicapped people a pet issue.

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[soalbundy]

Isn't being confined to a wheel chair enough punishment.

[jippytum]

Anything that helps the disabled be more mobile in Asia is to be welcomed .Currently most walkways and roads are no go areas to unfortunate people with restricted mobility

[KenKadz]

Good to see responsible governments / countries are becoming aware of disabled access facilities, unfortunately not Thailand.

[khwaibah]

Cambodia beats Thailand again. Good job for helping the disable.

[F4UCorsair]

Great initiative. When I first travelled to Cambodia, almost 20 years ago, the number of people, mostly begging, with one, or no, legs, a legacy of the Khmer Rouge mines, was a real eye opener.

Khmers are amongst the nicest, if not the nicest, people I've encountered, despite their terrible past.

I worked there in 2003, still a wild place then.