Studies on standards development

Woman with a walker-rollator boarding a tram.

Although there is extensive knowledge at national and international level of the necessary and financially viable measures for the adaptation of public transport needed for people with reduced mobility, specific areas still need to be studied in greater detail. That is why the FOT has commissioned several studies that will provide the information required. These reports are mainly available only in German or in French.

Reports on the issue «Accessibility of customer information and ticketing»
Reports on the issue «Accessibility of constructions and vehicles»

A man with a walker gets on a tram — The number of Rollator walkers on public transport will increase markedly in the next few years.
© FOT

Reports on the issue «Accessibility of customer information and ticketing» (The reports are available only in German)

Erläuterungen zu den Normen SN EN 16584.

Verfasser: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW), Institut für Optometrie, Olten, Juni 2016, revidiert Oktober 2020.

Erläuterungen SN EN16584 (PDF, 4 MB, 04.03.2021)

Reports on the issue «Accessibility of constructions and vehicles» (The reports are available only in German)

Report on the investigation of acoustic door finding signals in accordance with TSI PRM

The report is available in German and English (switch to the German language version of this web page for the German report version). Authors: TAC - Technische Akustik, D-Grevenbroich; Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred Schmitz Prof. Dr.-Ing. Anselm Goertz, B.Eng. Nicolas Sünn, Daniel Labuda; D-Grevenbroich, December 2023

Report on the investigation of acoustic door finding signals in accordance with TSI PRM (in German) (PDF, 6 MB, 17.03.2025)

Glare Effect for Visually Impaired Persons in Interior Displays of Public Transport Vehicles

Study report on the glare effect inside public transport vehicles when looking at customer information screens, taking into account the needs of people with visual impairments.
The report is in English and includes a German summary.
Authors: Institute of Optometry at FHNW Olten; Prof. Dr. Giovanni Bertolini, Prof. Dr. Roland E. Joos, Emanuele Käser; Olten, October 2022

FHNW Report on Glare Effect for Visually Impaired Persons in Interior Displays of Public Transport Vehicles (PDF, 1 MB, 25.11.2022)

Sichere Platzierung von Rollstühlen in LuftseiIbahnkabinen

Verfasser: Arbeitsgruppe für Unfallmechanik AGU, Zürich; Dr. Markus Muser, Dr. Arne Keller, Linus Trummler; Zürich, November 2022.

Sichere Platzierung von Rollstühlen in LuftseiIbahnkabinen (PDF, 5 MB, 05.12.2022)

Rollstuhlsicherheit bei Bahnperrons in Längsneigung

Verfasser: Ruedi Berchtold / Anton Scheidegger, Trin; 20. Juli 2022. Nachtrag 24. Oktober 2023.

Untersuchungsbericht Bahnperrons in Längsneigung (PDF, 797 kB, 09.08.2022)

Nachtrag zu Untersuchungsbericht Bahnperrons in Längsneigung (PDF, 486 kB, 24.10.2023)

Sicherheit von Rollstühlen in Eisenbahnfahrzeugen auf Strecken mit Neigungen >50‰ und in Zweirichtungs-Strassenbahnfahrzeugen

Verfasser: Arbeitsgruppe für Unfallmechanik AGU, Zürich; Markus Muser; Zürich, Dezember 2020.

Untersuchung Rollstuhlsicherheit in Eisenbahnfahrzeugen mit Streckenneigung ≥ 50‰ und in 2-Richtungs-Strassenbahnfahrzeugen (PDF, 4 MB, 25.01.2021)

The reference wheelchair for public transport vehicles

Authors: Berchtold Architektur; Ruedi Berchtold / Anton Scheidegger. Trin, 27 October 2015, rev. 30 January 2017.

Reference Wheelchair For Public Transport Vehicles - Report (PDF, 905 kB, 06.03.2025)

Sicherheit von Rollatoren in öV-Fahrzeugen

Verfasser: AGU Zürich; Dipl.-Ing. T. Weber, Dr. sc. techn. M. Muser, PD Dr. K.-U. Schmitt, Laura Baumgartner, MSc ETH hms; Zürich, Januar 2013.

Bericht Sicherheit von Rollatoren in öV-Fahrzeugen (in German) (PDF, 3 MB, 24.01.2013)