中華民國內政部建築研究所中華民國內政部建築研究所

對於下肢失能、無法站立行走、需要照顧者協助日常生活起居的輪椅使用者，仍有著日常乘車外出的需求（如就醫、辦事、遊玩、聚會等），但由於受限於本身的行動不便，外出時的交通方式，成為了挑戰的課題。
本研究針對此類行動不便者與其照顧者，在需要到達較遠的地方從事活動時可能使用的交通方式做一調查，並歸納大眾運輸、復康巴士、無障礙計程車、自駕小客車等運輸方式，各有其優、缺點。而相較其他交通方式，部分照顧者（本研究所指對象主要為家庭照顧者，如家人或看護）與行動不便者選擇以自駕小客車出門，有著可隨時出發、旅程自由彈性、隱私、經濟等優點，然而協助行動不便者從輪椅移至車內，或車內移至輪椅這段動作，卻是靠照顧者以徒手搬運的方式完成，除了雙方都感到辛苦外，長期下來也可能造成照顧者身體的傷害。這樣的困難也導致行動不便者與其照顧者，若非必要則儘量不出門，然而卻也因此生活更受侷限、壓力難以紓解、影響身心平衡。
國外或國內的移位機廠商，有開發用於協助行動不便者上下車之移位機 ，既省力輕鬆且安全穩定。此類移位機雖可收折後隨車攜帶至不同地點重新展開使用，但因重量重（約25kg以上），故從車廂取出或放入的過程，仍會感到沉重不便。本研究就此缺點，構想若於都市中的重要場所設置「附設移位機之行動不便者上下車專區」，如此行動不便者不用再隨車攜帶移位機，照顧者只需將車輛開至該專區，即可使用該專區附設的共享移位機，從容、省力、安全與尊重的將行動不便者從車內移至車外輪椅上，反之亦然，讓移位更輕鬆，避免照顧者徒手搬運導致受傷及意外發生，或許亦可提升照顧者與被照顧者搭乘自駕車出門的意願與頻率，進而擴大活動範圍、紓解生活壓力。
本研究初擬「設置附設移位機之行動不便者上下車專區」構想內涵，並透過資料收集分析與有關專家團體訪談，驗證本研究構想之初步可行性。

For wheelchair users who are disabled, cannot walk, and need caregivers to assist in daily life, they still have the need to go outside by vehicles for activities such as going to the hospital, running errands, sightseeings, reunions with relatives and friends, etc. However, due to the physical inconvenience, the modes of transportation when going out becomes a challenge for them.
In this research, a survey was conducted focusing on several methods of transportation chosen by people with physical disability and their caregivers traveling to distant places to engage in activities, such as taking public transport, lift equipped buses/vans, barrier-free taxis, and personal vehicles. Also, this research briefed the advantages and disadvantages of these transportation alternatives. Among these transportation ways, some caregivers (in this research, this term refers to family caregivers or care workers) and people with physical disability, in certain situation, prefer to drive/ride in personal vehicles. The advantages of it include that they can leave at any time, arrange schedules freely, have privacy, and it financially costs less. However, by this way, the caregivers often have to move people with physical disability between the car and wheelchair by hand. Not only does it make the caregivers and people with physical disability feel exhausted, but it also may harm the caregivers physically over a long term. Such difficulty causes the caregivers and people with physical disability to avoid going out unless it’s necessary. As a result, their social circle is more limited, and their stress accumulates, which, in the end, affects both their physical and mental health.
For solving the problem, both foreign and domestic manufacturers of assistive devices have invented lifts which are labor-saving, easy, safe, and stable, to help people with physical disability get into and out the car. This type of lift can be folded and carried around in a car and later unfolded in another place for use again, but the weight of it is heavy (avg. over 25kg ). Therefore, it is bothering to carry the lift with car. In view of this disadvantage, this research came up with an idea of “Setting up the Patient Drop off & Pickup Zones Equipped with Lifts” at major places and sites around a city, so that people with physical disability and their carers may drive to these places without carrying lifts by themselves. The caregivers can use the attached and shared lifts in these zones to move their disabled partners easily, effortlessly, safely, and respectfully between the car’s seat and the wheelchair. Since the moving becomes much easier, the caregivers are effectively prevented from getting hurt or involved in any accident during the movement. Furthermore, it may also increase their  willingness to go out by driving their own vehicles, thereby broadening the scope of their life and releasing their stress.
In this research, we proposed the concept of “Setting up the Patient Drop off & Pickup Zones Equipped with Lifts,” and verified the preliminary feasibility through interviews with relevant expert groups, along with data collection and analysis.