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In the following environments and situations, you may need an assistant to accompany you and to operate
the wheelchair for you.
In such cases, have an assistant accompany you. Traveling alone in these situations may lead to injury.
Moreover, check to see if any dangers such as those shown below exist in the roads you use on a daily
basis. If so, select a route that does not pass through such areas.
Always check the surrounding conditions to ensure safety.
1.5.6. Operation on Public Roads
WARNING
● Although the wheelchair can be operated on pedestrian-only roads, it cannot be operated
where pedestrians are not allowed (car roads, in the middle of a road, etc.).
● When the wheelchair is operated outdoors, its legal status is that of a pedestrian. Make
sure to adhere to the rules and manners of a pedestrian.
● On general roads, be careful of automobiles, bicycles, and pedestrians. In particular, pay
the utmost attention to pedestrians.
● If the road has a sidewalk, operate the wheelchair on the sidewalk.
● If the road does not have a sidewalk, operate the wheelchair on the side strip of the road
where pedestrians walk.
● If the road does not have a side strip, operate the wheelchair on the side of the road where
pedestrians walk.
● If two or more wheelchairs are traveling together outdoors, the wheelchairs should be
operated in a single line with sufficient space between the wheelchairs. The wheelchairs
should not be operated side by side.
● When starting off or moving backward, be careful of other people and obstacles around
you.
● It is extremely dangerous to travel on a narrow street without a sidewalk. Choose a safer
path whenever possible.
● Be careful not to travel too close to the edge
when traveling on an embankment, etc., of a road.
Depending on the condition of the shoulder of the
road, you could accidentally move off the road.
● When traveling on a sidewalk that does not have a guardrail, there is a risk of falling into
the street side. Have an assistant accompany you instead of traveling alone.
