97G. Gangways

Notwithstanding rule 83(1), any gangway between a wheelchair space and an entrance or exit of a vehicle intended to provide access for a wheelchair user —

shall allow a reference wheelchair to be moved from an entrance to the wheelchair space and from the wheelchair space to an exit, with the wheelchair user moving in a forward facing direction, and to be moved (in either direction) from the gangway into the wheelchair space in the appropriate direction for travel; and

shall not be less than 750 millimetres wide at any point along the gangway.