dial-a-ride
Reservation-based transportation service
Dial-a-ride is a transportation service, typically for elderly or disabled passengers, that operates on demand rather than fixed routes.
Users call ahead to schedule a pickup: My grandmother uses dial-a-ride to get to her doctor appointments.
The service usually requires advance booking and serves door-to-door rather than designated stops.
Accessible transit for disabled
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- dispatcherOne who allocates resources
pickup · scheduling · eligibility · certification · ADA · subsidized · appointment · same-day
Compact multi-passenger vehicle
- vanEnclosed cargo vehicle
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- driverVehicle operator
- routePath from A to B
zone · hours · dispatch · GPS · capacity · on-time · transfer · funding
Impairment affecting life activities
- seniorsOldest in a group
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
scooter · ramp · assistance · companion · aide · dialysis · independence · barrier-free
paratransit
Accessible transit for disabled
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
dispatcher · pickup · scheduling · eligibility · certification · ADA · subsidized · appointment · same-day · cancellation
minibus
Compact multi-passenger vehicle
route · zone · hours · dispatch · GPS · capacity · on-time · transfer · funding · municipal
disability
Impairment affecting life activities
wheelchair · scooter · ramp · assistance · companion · aide · dialysis · independence · barrier-free · low-floor
- accessible transitaccessible bus, accessible van, wheelchair lift, wheelchair ramp, wheelchair space
- transportation programspublic transit, bus routes, subway systems, rail service, commuter rail
- paratransitparatransit, door-to-door service, wheelchair van, accessible van, medical transport
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
- public transitbus, train, subway, metro, tram
- busesbus, city bus, public bus, transit bus, express bus
dial-a-ridemetro
Urban rail transit
subway · light rail · tram · city bus · commuter rail
dial-a-rideprivate car
Individually owned vehicle
self-driving · car ownership · motorcycle · bicycle · walking
dial, ride, dials, dialed, dialing, redial, rides, rode, ridden