Choosing the Least Restrictive Option

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G A P ?
 
Why is it not suitable ?
Access for all
 
- Not stockproof
- Accessible to unauthorised/unwanted users
- Concerns about cutting into existing fence line.
 
1525mm
(Optimum)
1200mm
(Min)
Types of Access
accessible with ease
accessible with ease
 Able bodied people
accessible with ease
accessible with ease
 Ambulant disabled people
accessible with ease
accessible with ease
 Users of manual wheelchairs
accessible with ease
accessible with ease
 Users of motorised wheelchairs
accessible with ease
accessible with ease
 People with prams or single pushchairs
accessible with ease
Accessible, but probably with some difficulty, inconvenience
 Horse riders
accessible with ease
accessible with ease
 Pedal cyclists
accessible with ease
accessible with ease
 Motor cycles
Not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
Not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty
 Cars


Key:
Accessible with ease Accessible with ease
Accessible, but probably with some difficulty, inconvenience Accessible, but probably with some difficulty, inconvenience
Not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty Not accessible, or accessible with extreme difficulty.