Especially for Lawyers: Why So Many Wheelchair Tipovers, Part 12 – ADA Tic-Tac-Toe

There are a lot of contradictions in many Federal transportation regulations, the ADA among them. Some are so different that they literally invite lawsuits. And different entities or constituents in the field favor different provisions over others: Regulatory agencies generally prefers them to be weak and fuzzy, while passengers and their advocates would generally prefer them to be more stringent and less ambiguous. With the latter, there would certain be fewer lawsuits. But depending on which political parties wield the most power, the tightness or looseness of regulations swing back and forth from administration to administration. I personally expect this pendulum to swing back and forth in the foreseeable future. Unfortunately, a lot money and a lot of mayhem, echo these swings. But as long as many see various positions as having more or less freedom, I do not expect much change.

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