To supersede the minimum width requirements stated in Sentence 3.8.1.3.(1) and Clause 3.8.3.2.(1)(b) and require a greater minimum width for long barrier-free paths of travel, on the basis that an inadequate width does not permit two persons using manual wheelchairs or other manual mobility assistance devices to pass each other.
This is to limit the probability that a person using a manual wheelchair or other manual mobility assisting device will have to wait an excessively long time for another person using a manual wheelchair or other manual mobility assistance device to complete the transit along the barrier-free path of travel.