Days Verb Power Chair
User Manual
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Transportation
We recommend that you do not sit on your Powerchair when in a vehicle, but
transfer to a vehicle seat. A Powerchair secured in a vehicle will not provide the
equivalent safety level and security as the vehicle’s seating systems.
However, when transfer is not practical or impossible, ensure the following:
1) Check that the vehicle is suitably designed, insured and equipped to transport
a passenger seated in a Wheelchair
2) Remove any part of the Wheelchair (accessories, etc.) that can be easily detached
and store it in the vehicle’s luggage hold
3) Make sure the Wheelchair is transported in a forward facing direction. Rearward
facing is only acceptable if the passenger’s head and back can be supported by a
suitable bulkhead
4) Use the buckle seat belt (if fitted) with your chair as additional restraint
We recommend that the powerchair is secured within the vehicle using the 4-
point webbing tie-down system with Karibiner, model no WWR/ATF/K/R
(available from Unwin Safety Systems based in Yeovil, U.K.)
Note:
Although safety during transportation largely depends upon the diligence
of the person securing the tie-downs and passenger restraints it is the user’s re-
sponsibility to ensure that the powerchair has been safely secured.
