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Channel: Major Vehicle Exchange
Date: 31/05/2021

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When people get older their mobility decreases which increases with the passage of time. Then they start acquiring various types of diseases that further limits their activities. For example, seniors suffering from cataract refrain from driving after sunset. Then there are other passengers with physical disabilities who need assistance to venture out of their homes. Thus both the seniors and disabled people become more and more dependent on third parties to help them visit friends, go for shopping, visit the church, or attending doctors appointment. Its good if they have a healthy adult attending them but life becomes difficult in the absence of these individuals. Almost all the adults in America have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet. With such a hectic work life it becomes difficult to pay attention to seniors or disabled members of the family. Many working professionals get their senior members admitted in a senior care facility where they can be attended to and taken care by other seniors. But then, these elders at senior care facilities too need to go out for recreational activities and shopping excursions. Previously it was not possible for seniors in advanced stage of life to venture out but after the American with Disabilities Act was passed in 1995 with the intention to provide equal opportunity for disabled citizens, manufacturers were forced to design vehicles that were friendly to seniors and disabled passengers. New types of vehicles were introduced in the market equipped with wheelchair lifts and ramps to carry passengers with mobility issues into the vehicle with ease. These vehicles started being called as wheelchair accessible vans, cars or even buses.

These vehicle proved extremely beneficial for several industries especially Churches. Every Church believes in helping people solve their problems in life, a responsibility given to them by the Holy Bible. Thus it is the duty of the Church to reach out to people. They do this by providing transportation in the form of Bus Ministries, Home Pickup and Drop off services. With the arrival of wheelchair lift equipped buses, they could continue offering to healthy adult and children but were also able to reach to hundreds and thousands of seniors and disabled citizens who preferred staying back at home instead of being subjected to the torture of traveling in a vehicle that is not designed to accommodate their wheelchairs and other requirements. Now the people attending weekly Church services were not just children and adults but also seniors and wheelchair bound persons. It increased Church attendance as well as donations.

The wheelchair lifts attached in a shuttle bus are extremely powerful. They can be folded and unfolded with the press of a button and can lift weights up to 800 lbs. The senior or a wheelchair bound person need to stand on the lift as it gets unfolded and deployed outside the bus. They should be facing towards the bus when standing on the lift and grab hold of the hand grips provided so they dont lose balance or worst fall from the lift as it transports them inside the vehicle. Such incidents are very rare and most seniors and disabled persons can stand on the lift facing the vehicle and hold tight on its safety bar. Once they are inside in the passenger cabin, the seniors can be seated on the passenger seats whereas space can be made for the wheelchair bound by folding two full flip seats and tucking them to the side walls of the bus. The wheelchairs are then attached to automatic wheelchair restraints that make sure it stays in a fixed position during reflex traffic maneuvers and emergency brakes.

These buses are obviously expensive than regular ones due to the additional electronics and equipment's. However, when purchased preowned there prices fall by more than half depending on their overall condition. Experienced dealerships even recondition them from bumper to bumper and get them certified ready to hit the roads by DOT experts. So the buyer is spared of the hassle of getting these second hand buses repaired after purchase. Since shuttle buses for sale can be operated with a regular license they can start operating these vehicles right away once it has been delivered to their location a third party hauling company.

Major Vehicle Exchange is one such dealership that has been in business for more than 35 years. We have sold our used wheelchair buses to customers from all walks of life across the United States. Since we have sold to people from almost every industry in the USA, we know exactly what buyers are looking for in the bus. Hence we recondition and customize every vehicle based on customer experience and demand so all their requirements are met with 100% satisfaction. For more information visit our website and call the owner Charles Kaufman at 516-333-7483 today!