CNET: US government wants to make rental cars more accessible for those with disabilities
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is aiming to make mobility far more accessible for people with disabilities - - especially those who use wheelchairs. The new proposed rule would allow car-rental companies to install hand controls and equip vehicles with wheelchair lifts. The rule would allow companies to bypass two safety requirements - - one of which is to allow disabling the knee-bolster airbags so temporary hand-controls could be installed. The second would allow companies to be exempt from the requirement to have back-up cameras. This is because wheelchair lifts would likely block the view.
