GMC Conversion Vans: Designed for Handicapped Persons

2007-11-29 16:50:32

( Automobiles )



If someone in your family suffers from a physical handicap, you may want to have handicap accessible vans as your means of transportation. Handicap accessible vans are usually converted mini vans or full-size vans and one of these may be GMC conversion vans.

Modifications can be partial, like simply putting a seat with a simple mechanism for lowering and raising it, to help the handicapped person enter or exit the van. Complete GMC conversion vans may involve major modifications. Some of the changes allow a wheelchair to enter the van via a lift system, which is the most practical, or a ramp.

The most extensive GMC conversion vans may be designed to permit the handicapped person to actually drive the vehicle. Thus, there will be special hand controls that operate the accelerator, brakes, and steering; the front seats may be removable so that you can roll a wheelchair into place in the driver's position or simply in the front passenger’s space.

But before you proceed to purchase handicap accessible vans, you need to consider the special needs of the handicapped person who will be using the van. By having a good idea of the needs, you can determine the particular equipment that must be installed. If the vehicle will carry other passengers or will be used for travel, it should have enough room to accommodate the other people and for travel needs like luggage. Depending on the needs, your choice may settle on a passenger car instead, or converted mini vans, or bigger size GMC conversion vans.

You may be using funds from insurance to defray the costs of vehicle modifications, thus you must check if the insurer imposes limitations on the items that will be covered. Modified vehicles, like GMC conversion vans, are not cheap. An accurate idea of costs will help you make the best deals.


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